- mammary souffle
- a functional cardiac murmur with a blowing sound, heard over the breasts in late pregnancy and during lactation; it may be either restricted to systole or continuous.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
mammary souffle
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Soufflé (heart sound) — Soufflé, in medical terminology, can refer to a sound heard on auscultation of the gravid female. A soufflé is a vascular or cardiac murmur with a blowing quality. Funic soufflé (also known as funicular or fetal soufflé), is a blowing sound heard … Wikipedia
souffle — A soft blowing sound heard on auscultation. [Fr. souffler, to blow] cardiac s. a soft puffing heart murmur. fetal s. a blowing murmur, synchronous with the fetal heart beat, sometimes only … Medical dictionary
