heart sound

noun

Any of the noises that can be heard on auscultation over the heart, generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it.

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Meanings

nounheart sound (plural heart sounds)

plural heart sounds

  1. medicineAny of the noises that can be heard on auscultation over the heart, generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it.

Translations

German Herzton
  • Herztonnoise heard on auscultation over the heart
Hungarian szívhang
  • szívhangnoise heard on auscultation over the heart
Cite this entry
APA

heart sound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20sound

MLA

“heart sound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20sound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heart sound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20sound.

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