| venous hum | <cardiology, clinical sign> A brief or continuous noise originating from the neck veins that may be confused with cardiac murmurs, particularly with the continuous murmur of patent ductus arteriosus. Synonym: bruit de diable, nun's murmur. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| percept | 1. That which is perceived; the complete mental image, formed by the process of perception, of an object or idea. 2. In clinical psychology, a single unit of perceptual report, such as one of the responses to an inkblot in the Rorschach test. Origin: L. Perceptum, a thing perceived (05 Mar 2000) |
| percept analysis | Psychologic survey of an individual's personality using Rorschach's series of inkblots. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hum | <cardiology, clinical sign> A low continuous murmur. Origin: echoic (05 Mar 2000) |