area of cardiac dullness
n.
A triangular area determined by percussion of the front of the chest that corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by lung tissue.
Nearby words
ardèche, are, area, area bombing, area code, area of cardiac dullness, area of outstanding natural beauty, area opaca, area pellucida, area rug, area study
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