fremitus
[ frem-i-tuh s ]
/ ˈfrɛm ɪ təs /
|
noun, plural frem·i·tus. Medicine/Medical.
palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.
Nearby words
frejka pillow splint, freleng, frelinghuysen, fremantle, fremd, fremitus, fremont, frenal, frenate, french, french academy
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for fremitus
Fremitus, frem′i-tus, n. a palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medicine definitions for fremitus
fremitus
[ frĕm′ĭ-təs ]
n. pl. fremitus
A palpable vibration, as felt by the hand placed on the chest during coughing or speaking.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.