inorganic murmur

inorganic murmur

n.

See functional murmur.

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murmur,

n a humming or blowing sound heard on auscultation.

murmur, aortic,

a murmur resulting from insufficiency of the aortic valve secondary to involvement by rheumatic fever or tertiary syphilis.

murmur, apical diastolic,

n a murmur heard over the apex of the heart and caused by mitral stenosis, relative mitral stenosis, or aortic insufficiency.

murmur, apical systolic,

n a murmur heard at the apex of the heart in systole and caused by mitral insufficiency, which may result from rheumatic heart disease, or by relative mitral insufficiency, which may result from congestive heart failure associated with arteriosclerosis or hypertension. It may also have a functional basis.

murmur, basal diastolic,

n a murmur heard over the base of the heart and caused by aortic insufficiency resulting from rheumatic heart disease or syphilis, relative aortic insufficiency associated with diastolic hypertension, or a patent ductus arteriosus.

murmur, basal systolic,

n a murmur heard over the base of the heart and caused by aortic stenosis resulting from rheumatic heart disease or by relative stenosis of the aortic valve resulting from aortic dilation secondary to arteriosclerosis or hypertension. It may also be functional or may result from congenital heart or vascular defects.

murmur, cardiac,

n (heart murmur), an abnormal sound heard in the region of the heart at any time during the heart's cycle. They may be named according to the area of generation (mitral, aortic, pulmonary, or tricuspid) and according to the period of the cycle (diastolic or systolic).

murmur, functional,

n (innocent murmur, inorganic murmur), a murmur resulting from the position of the body, severe anemia, or polycythemia. Not related to structural changes in the heart.

murmur, heart,

n See murmur, cardiac.

murmur, innocent,

n See murmur, functional.

murmur, inorganic,

n See murmur, functional.

murmur, mitral,

n a heart murmur produced by a defect in the mitral valve. It is the most common form of murmur in rheumatic heart disease.

murmur, organic,

n a murmur resulting from structural changes in the heart or in the great vessels of the heart.