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Noun: heart murmur  haa(r)t mur-mu(r)
  1. An abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
    "The doctor detected a heart murmur during the routine physical examination";
    - cardiac murmur, murmur

Derived forms: heart murmurs

Type of: symptom

Encyclopedia: Heart murmur