lubb-dupp

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lubb-dupp (lub-dup´) syllables used to represent the first and second heart sounds.

lubb-dupp,

an imitation of the two basic sounds heard in the cardiac cycle. Lubb represents the first sound (S₁), which is longer and has a lower pitch and is made by the closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves. It is lower in pitch and lasts slightly longer than the second sound, dupp (S₂), which is made by the closure of the aortic valve.

lubb-dupp [lub´dup]

syllables used to represent, or mimic, the combination of the first (lubb) and second (dupp) heart sounds.

lubb

a syllable used to represent, or mimic, the first sound of the heart in auscultation. See also heart sounds.

lubb-dupp

two syllables used to mimic the first (lubb) and second (dupp) sounds of the heart in auscultation.

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