| A2 | aortic second sound |
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| A2-OS | aortic second sound, opening snap |
| ACS | acrocallosal syndrome; acrocephalosyndactyly; acute chest syndrome; acute confusional state; Alcon C... |
| AES | acetone-extracted serum; American Electroencephalographic Society; American Encephalographic Society... |
| AOS | American Ophthalmological Society; American Otological Society; anodal opening sound; anterior [o]es... |
| friction sound | The sound, heard on auscultation, made by the rubbing of two opposed serous surfaces roughened by an inflammatory exudate, or, if chronic, by nonadhesive fibrosis. Synonym: friction murmur, friction rub. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Le Fort sound | A curved sound threaded for a filiform bougie, used for dilation of urethral strictures in the male when small caliber or presence of false passages prevents safe passage of a standard sound or catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |