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vocal fremitus

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fremitus /frem·i·tus/ (frem´it-us) a vibration felt on palpation.
friction fremitus  rub.
hydatid fremitus  see under thrill.
rhonchal fremitus  vibrations produced by passage of air through a large mucus-filled bronchus.
tactile fremitus  vocal fremitus felt on the chest wall.
tussive fremitus  one felt on the chest when the patient coughs.
vocal fremitus  (VF) one caused by speaking, perceived on auscultation.
vocal fremitus
n.
The vibration felt by a hand placed on the chest of an individual who is speaking.
vocal fremitus (VF),
the vibration of the chest wall as a person speaks or sings that allows the person's voice to be heard by auscultation of the chest with a stethoscope. Vocal fremitus is decreased in emphysema, pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, and bronchial obstruction and is increased in consolidation, as in pneumonia. Compare tactile fremitus.


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