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murmur

In medicine, the characteristic uneven sound that is heard when examining the diseased heart and various blood vessels using a stethoscope. Murmurs may be an indication of disease of the heart valves.



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Two days later, she gave birth to Etzel - two weeks premature, jaundiced and suffering from a heart murmur.
The attending physician remembers the patient has a history of a non-functional heart murmur.
Physical examination of the patient, including the testes, was normal except for a systolic heart murmur (preexisting and known to the patient), and clinical signs of left pleural effusion.
 
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