| Korotkoff sounds | Sound's heard over an artery when pressure over it is reduced below systolic arterial pressure, as when blood pressure is determined by the auscultatory method. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Korotkoff's test | A test of collateral circulation; while the artery above an aneurysm is compressed, the blood pressure in the distal circulation is estimated; if it is fairly high, the collateral circulation is good. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Korotkoff, Nikolai | <person> Russian physician, 1874-1920. See: Korotkoff sounds, Korotkoff's test. (05 Mar 2000) |