snap (snap) a short, sharp sound.
snap
opening snap a short, sharp sound in early diastole caused by abrupt halting at its maximal opening of an abnormal atrioventricular valve.
snap (sn p)n. A short sharp sound; a click. Used especially of cardiac sounds. |
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.
snap
Cardiology noun A click or other sharp sound corresponding to an abnormal mitral valve opening–opening snap, or closing–closing snap Psychiatry verb To suffer abrupt decompensation in social or interpersonal
coping mechanisms. See Postal worker syndrome.
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