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uterine souffle

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souffle /souf·fle/ (soo´f'l) a soft, blowing auscultatory sound.
cardiac souffle  any cardiac or vascular murmur of a blowing quality.
funic souffle , funicular souffle hissing souffle synchronous with fetal heart sounds, probably from the umbilical cord.
mammary souffle  a functional cardiac murmur with a blowing sound, heard over the breasts in late pregnancy and during lactation.
placental souffle  the sound supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta.
uterine souffle  a sound made by the blood within the arteries of the gravid uterus.

uterine souffle
n.
A blowing sound, synchronous with the cardiac systole of the mother, heard on auscultation over the pregnant uterus. Also called placental souffle.

uterine souffle,
a soft, blowing sound made by the blood in the arteries of a pregnant uterus. It is synchronized with the maternal pulse.

souffle [soo´f'l]
a soft, blowing auscultatory sound.
cardiac souffle any heart murmur of a blowing quality.
funic souffle (funicular souffle) a hissing souffle synchronous with fetal heart sounds, probably from the umbilical cord.
placental souffle a souffle supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta; called also placental bruit.
uterine souffle a sound made by the blood within the arteries of the gravid uterus.

souffle
a soft, blowing auscultatory sound.

cardiac souffle
any heart murmur of a blowing quality.
fetal souffle
a murmur sometimes heard over the pregnant uterus, supposed to be due to compression of the umbilical cord.
funic souffle, funicular souffle
a hissing souffle synchronous with fetal heart sounds, probably from the umbilical cord.
placental souffle
a souffle supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta; called also placental bruit.
uterine souffle
a sound made by the blood within the arteries of the gravid uterus.


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