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thrill (thril) a vibration felt by the examiner on palpation. diastolic thrill one felt over the precordium during ventricular diastole in advanced aortic insufficiency. hydatid thrill one sometimes felt on percussing over a hydatid cyst. presystolic thrill one felt just before the systole over the apex of the heart. systolic thrill one felt over the precordium during systole in aortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, and ventricular septal defect.
thrill, n 1. a vibration felt on the chest wall over the heart. It is caused by the eddy flow of the blood, which is produced by a structural defect in the heart. 2. palpable high-frequency vibration that may accompany cardiac murmurs or vascular disease. thrill a vibration caused by the movement of fluid felt by the examiner on palpation. Created by turbulence in a fluid column passing through an incompetent valve, or from a vessel of smaller caliber to a larger. The larger the orifice the bigger the thrill. Also by sharp firm percussion on one part of the abdomen and feeling a shock wave over a distant part of the abdomen—the so-called fluid wave. diastolic thrill one felt over the precordium during diastole in advanced aortic insufficiency. presystolic thrill one felt just before the systole over the apex of the heart. systolic thrill one felt over the precordium during systole in aortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect. thyroid thrill palpable over a colloid goiter with a large blood supply. |
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