| bruit de la roue de moulin | A gurgling or splashing mill-wheel sounds heard when both fluid and air are present in the pericardial sac. Origin: Fr. Mill (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bruit de lime | Introduced by R. Laennec to describe a rough rasping murmur. Origin: Fr. File (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de rappel | Applied by J. B. Bouillaud to describe the cadence of a split-second heart sound, or of the second sound followed by an opening snap or early third heart sound. Synonym: double-shock sound. Origin: Fr. Drum-beat (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de Roger | A loud pansystolic murmur maximal at the left sternal border, caused by a small ventricular septal defect. Synonym: bruit de Roger, Roger's bruit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de scie | A harsh heart murmur heard in systole and diastole that produces a sound resembling that of a saw. Origin: Fr. Saw (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de scie ou de rape | Introduced by R. Laennec to describe harsh, rasping murmurs. Origin: Fr. Saw, rasp (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de soufflet | Introduced by R. Laennec to describe a blowing murmur. Origin: Fr. Bellows (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de tabourka | A loud tambour-like or bell-like second heart sound heard at the aortic area in syphilitic aortitis. Origin: Fr. Tambour (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de tambour | Reverberating, musical tone heard as the second heart sound over the aortic area, associated with syphilitic aortic valvular disease. Synonym: tambour sound. Origin: Fr. Sound of drum (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de triolet | Introduced by L. Gallavardin to describe the triple cadence produced by a systolic click added to the first and second heart sounds. Origin: Fr. A little trio (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid artery bruit | <radiology> Differential diagnosis: Atherosclerotic plaque or stenosis in common carotid artery or major vessels., Normal vessel. Asymptomatic bruits are a risk factor for stroke, and 75% of strokes occur in the carotid circulation. The majority of patients with bruits will have stenosis of 50% or more. The vast majority (90%) of strokes occur without prior symptoms. REF: MacNeil BJ, Abrams HL. Brigham and Women's Hospital Handbook of Diagnostic Imaging. Chapter 27. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carotid bruit | <cardiology, clinical sign> A systolic murmur heard at the root of the neck (over a carotid artery) that is produced by turbulence from a blockage of blood flow in the vessel, can indicate carotid artery occlusive disease. See: stroke. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Roger's bruit | A loud pansystolic murmur maximal at the left sternal border, caused by a small ventricular septal defect. Synonym: bruit de Roger, Roger's bruit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| systolic bruit | Any abnormal sound or any murmur heard during systole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroid bruit | Vascular murmur heard over hyperactive thyroid gland, due to increased blood flow. (05 Mar 2000) |