heart murmurs

A form of heart murmur — A sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope and often (but not necessarily) indicative of a physiological defect in the heart.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of heart murmur
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