fremitus

fremitus
A vibration imparted to the hand resting on the chest or other part of the body. SEE ALSO: thrill. [L. a dull roaring sound, fr. fremo, pp. -itus, to roar, resound]
- bronchial f. adventitious pulmonary sounds or voice sounds perceptible to the hand resting on the chest, as well as by the ear.
- hydatid f. SYN: hydatid thrill.
- pericardial f. vibration in the chest wall produced by the friction of opposing roughened surfaces of the pericardium. SEE ALSO: pericardial rub.
- pleural f. vibration in the chest wall produced by a friction rub resulting from the rubbing together of the roughened inflamed opposing surfaces of the pleura.
- rhonchal f. f. produced by vibrations from the passage of air in the bronchial tubes partially obstructed by mucous secretion.
- subjective f. vibration felt within the chest by the patient himself, when humming with the mouth closed; or f. felt when there is a rough, pericardial or pleural friction rub, particularly when pain is minimal.
- tactile f. vibration felt with the hand on the chest during vocal f..
- tussive f. a form of f. similar to the vocal, produced by a cough.
- vocal f. the vibration in the chest wall, felt on palpation, produced by the spoken voice.

* * *

frem·i·tus 'frem-ət-əs n a sensation felt by a hand placed on a part of the body (as the chest) that vibrates during speech

* * *

n.
vibrations or tremors in a part of the body, detected by feeling with the fingers or hand (palpation) or by listening (auscultation). The term is most commonly applied to vibrations perceived through the chest when a patient breathes, speaks (vocal fremitus), or coughs. The nature of the fremitus gives an indication as to whether the chest is affected by disease. For example, loss of vocal fremitus suggests the presence of fluid in the pleural cavity; its increase suggests consolidation of the underlying lung.

* * *

frem·i·tus (fremґĭ-təs) [L.] a vibration perceptible on palpation; cf. thrill.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fremitus — is a palpable vibration on the human body. In common medical usage, it usually refers to (tactile) vocal fremitus, although there are several other types.Bronchial fremitusSee rhonchal fremitus below.Hepatic fremitusHepatic fremitus is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Fremitus —   [lateinisch »Rauschen«, »Tönen«] der, , fühlbares Vibrieren der Brust oder Bauchwand durch Fortleitung von Rasselgeräuschen bei Bronchialerkrankungen (Fremitus bronchialis); auch die (normale) Begleitschwingung des Lungengewebes (Fremitus… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Fremitus — Frem i*tus, n., sing. & pl. [L., a murmuring, roaring.] (Med.) Palpable vibration or thrill; as, the rhonchial fremitus. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • FREMITUS — leoni proprius. Plin. l. 8. c. 16. Ubi saevit in viros, prius quam in feminas, fremit, Virg. Aen. l. 9. v. 341. l. 12. v. 8. Fremit ore cruento, Lucan. Civ. Bell. l. 1. v. 209. vasto et grave murmur hiatu Infremuit. Senec. in Oedipo, Act. 1.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Fremĭtus — (lat.), das fast unsichtbare Erzittern des Körpers u. der Glieder, ein Begleiter der Fieberfröstelns …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Fremĭtus — (lat., »Schwirren«), s. Pektoralfremitus …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Fremitus — Fremitus, lat., das Erzittern des Körpers, z.B. bei Fieberschauern …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • fremitus — frèmitus m DEFINICIJA med. titranje koje se osjeti pod dlanom položenim na prsa prilikom govora ETIMOLOGIJA lat.: huk, tutnjava, žamor …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • fremitus — [frem′i təs] n. [ModL < L, a roaring < fremere, to roar < IE base * bherem , to murmur > Welsh brefu, to bray, Ger brummen, to grumble] Med. a vibration, esp. one felt in palpation of the chest …   English World dictionary

  • fremitus — n. vibrations or tremors in a part of the body, detected by feeling with the fingers or hand (palpation) or by listening (auscultation). The term is most commonly applied to vibrations perceived through the chest when a patient breathes, speaks… …   The new mediacal dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”