pseudopericarditis
pseu·do·per·i·car·di·tis
(sū'dō-per'i-kar-dī'tis),An artifact of auscultation resembling a friction rub, but due to movement of the tissue in the intercostal space when the diaphragm of the stethoscope is placed over the apex beat.
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