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Noun: area of cardiac dullness
  1. A triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs
    "The area of cardiac dullness is used in physical examination to assess heart size"

Type of: area, region

Part of: chest, pectus, thorax