adventitious sounds
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Adventitious — Coming from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner. Not inherent, inherited or innate but rather occurring accidentally or spontaneously. When a doctor or nurse auscults (listens to) the chest or abdomen, adventitious… … Medical dictionary
auscultatory sounds — sounds heard on auscultation, such as heart sounds, Korotkoff sounds, breath sounds, or adventitious sounds … Medical dictionary
continuous sounds — adventitious sounds that last longer than 0.2 sec; they include wheezes and rhonchi … Medical dictionary
discontinuous sounds — adventitious sounds that last less than 0.2 sec and come in a series; the most common kind are rales (crackles) … Medical dictionary
Heart sounds — Front of thorax, showing surface relations of bones, lungs (purple), pleura (blue), and heart (red outline). The location of best auscultation for each heart valve are labeled with M , T , A , and P . First heart sound: caused by atrioventricular … Wikipedia
breath sounds — the sounds heard through a stethoscope placed over the lungs during breathing. Normal breath sounds are soft and called vesicular they may be increased or decreased in disease states. The sounds heard over the larger bronchi are louder and… … Medical dictionary
Breath sounds — refer to the specific sounds identified through auscultation of the respiratory system with a stethoscope.In this context, adventitious refers to sounds heard apart from the normal sounds of inspiration and expiration.A new technology, vibration… … Wikipedia
diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… … Universalium
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
Adventitia — The outermost connective tissue covering of any organ, vessel, or other structure. For example, the connective tissue that surrounds an artery is called the adventitia because it is considered extraneous to the artery. Adventitia comes from the… … Medical dictionary
