fremitus

[ frem-i-tuhs ]

/ ˈfrɛm ɪ təs /

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noun, plural frem·i·tus.Medicine/Medical.

palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.

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Origin of fremitus

1810–20; <New Latin, Latin: a roaring, murmuring, equivalent to fremi-, variant stem of fremere to roar, murmur + -tus suffix of v. action

Words nearby fremitus

freight train, Freleng, Frelinghuysen, Fremantle, fremd, fremitus, Fremont, frenate, French, French Academy, French and Indian War

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How to use fremitus in a sentence

Fremitus, frem′i-tus, n. a palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.
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British Dictionary definitions for fremitus

fremitus

/ (ˈfrɛmɪtəs) /

noun plural -tus

med a vibration felt by the hand when placed on a part of the body, esp the chest, when the patient is speaking or coughing

Word Origin for fremitus

C19: from Latin: a roaring sound, a humming, from fremere to make a low roaring, murmur

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