| tussive fremitus | A form of fremitus similar to the vocal, produced by a cough. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tussive | Relating to a cough. Synonym: tussal, tussicular. Origin: L. Tussis, a cough (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tussive syncope | Fainting as a result of a coughing spell, caused by persistent increased intrathoracic pressure diminishing venous return to the heart, thus lowering cardiac output; most often occurs in heavy-set male smokers who have chronic bronchitis. Synonym: Charcot's vertigo, laryngeal vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchial fremitus | Adventitious pulmonary sounds or voice sounds perceptible to the hand resting on the chest, as well as by the ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vocal fremitus | The vibration in the chest wall, felt on palpation, produced by the spoken voice. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericardial fremitus | Vibration in the chest wall produced by the friction of opposing roughened surfaces of the pericardium. See: pericardial rub. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhonchal fremitus | Fremitus produced by vibrations from the passage of air in the bronchial tubes partially obstructed by mucous secretion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural fremitus | Vibration in the chest wall produced by a friction rub resulting from the rubbing together of the roughened inflamed opposing surfaces of the pleura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hydatid fremitus | The peculiar trembling or vibratory sensation felt on palpation of a hydatid cyst. Synonym: Blatin's syndrome, hydatid fremitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subjective fremitus | Vibration felt within the chest by the patient himself, when humming with the mouth closed; or fremitus felt when there is a rough, pericardial or pleural friction rub, particularly when pain is minimal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tactile fremitus | Vibration felt with the hand on the chest during vocal fremitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fremitus | <clinical sign> A tremor vibration in any part of the body that is detectable by palpation. (07 Apr 1998) |