Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0440 short lesson, about 20 seconds
A Murmur
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The idea
A murmur is an abnormal sound heard during the heartbeat, produced by turbulent blood flow.
In practice
A murmur is described by when in the cycle it occurs and how loud it is.
Where people slip
A murmur is a sound, and naming it states nothing about its cause.
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