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souffle
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souffle /souf·fle/ (soo´f'l) a soft, blowing auscultatory sound.
cardiac souffle  any cardiac or vascular murmur of a blowing quality.
funic souffle , funicular souffle hissing souffle synchronous with fetal heart sounds, probably from the umbilical cord.
mammary souffle  a functional cardiac murmur with a blowing sound, heard over the breasts in late pregnancy and during lactation.
placental souffle  the sound supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta.
uterine souffle  a sound made by the blood within the arteries of the gravid uterus.

souf·fle (sfl, sfl)
n.
A soft blowing sound heard on auscultation.

souffle
a soft, blowing auscultatory sound.

cardiac souffle
any heart murmur of a blowing quality.
fetal souffle
a murmur sometimes heard over the pregnant uterus, supposed to be due to compression of the umbilical cord.
funic souffle, funicular souffle
a hissing souffle synchronous with fetal heart sounds, probably from the umbilical cord.
placental souffle
a souffle supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta; called also placental bruit.
uterine souffle
a sound made by the blood within the arteries of the gravid uterus.

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