auscultatory gap

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n.

In measuring blood pressure by the auscultatory method, the period during which sounds indicating true systolic pressure fade away and reappear at a lower pressure point.

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In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
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But most of this gap, say the researchers who carried out the study, is due to discrimination.
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Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
Christie Blames Parents for Bad Economy|Monica Potts|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
No approving remarks for the growing gap between rich and poor.
Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.|Gene Robinson|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The best, or at least most successful, are bridging the gap between punk-rock DIY ethos and social-media savvy.
On Tour With The Head and the Heart, Indie Rock’s Next Big Thing|James Joiner|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A pang, a bitterness that lasted for a day or for a year—and the gap would be filled again by some one else.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Bran or horse-dung inside was a good thing as a stop-gap, though it added not to the strength of the boiler.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The tall man leaped over just there; and the Jew, running a few paces to the right, crept through that gap.
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Then you're the chap who covered the trail between Phœnix and Potter's Gap yesterday afternoon?
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Before he could recover, a figure was flying through the open gap that lately had been a window.
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