CARDIAC MURMUR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves

Synonyms:

cardiac murmur; heart murmur; murmur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cardiac murmur" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cardiac murmur"):

systolic murmur (a murmur heard during systole)

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