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opening snap

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snap (snap) a short, sharp sound.
opening snap  a short, sharp sound in early diastole caused by abrupt halting at its maximal opening of an abnormal atrioventricular valve.
opening snap
n.
A sharp, high-pitched click in early diastole, associated with the opening of the abnormal valve in cases of mitral stenosis.
snap
a short, sharp sound.
snap joint
capable of moving abruptly from a stable, in the sense of having great stability than the sense of its domicile, to a more mobile position, e.g. the equine elbow joint.
opening snap
a short, sharp, high-pitched click occurring in early diastole caused by opening of the mitral cusps, a characteristic sound in mitral stenosis.


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