diminished breath sound
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Related to diminished breath sound: pulmonary auscultation
diminished breath sound
A soft, decreased, or distant vesicular lung sound as heard through a stethoscope.
Etiology
Diminished breath sounds are common in patients with poor respiratory effort, splinting, emphysema, and other lung conditions.
See also: sound
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