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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

A sharp, high-pitched click in early diastole, associated with the opening of the abnormal valve in cases of mitral stenosis.

snap [snap]

a short, sharp sound.

opening snap a short, sharp, high-pitched click occurring in early diastole and caused by opening of the mitral cusps, a characteristic sound in 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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