auscultatory gap

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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Words nearby auscultatory gap

ausable, auschwitz, auscultate, auscultation, auscultatory alternans, auscultatory gap, auscultatory percussion, ausform, ausforming, ausgleich, auslander
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