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heart murmur

British  

noun

  1. an abnormal sound heard through a stethoscope over the region of the heart

"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

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But when Khorram’s husband took Mini the Maltese to get microchipped, the vet broke the news: The pup had a heart murmur.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

Q: I was born in 1945 and was diagnosed as a baby with what at that time was called a heart murmur.

From Seattle Times Dec. 13, 2023

Others may have a slight heart murmur, he added.

From New York Times Dec. 14, 2022

The research also showed pugs have a reduced risk of some conditions, including heart murmur, aggression and wounds.

From BBC May 18, 2022

A doctor declared that a heart murmur made the necessary training quite impossible and I thanked God when I heard it.

From The Red Redmaynes by Phillpotts, Eden

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