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heart murmur

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noun

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

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In 2018, during another hospital visit, doctors detected a heart murmur.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

All of us in special PE had one physical challenge or another, some minor, like my heart murmur, and some more severe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Others may have a slight heart murmur, he added.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022

But Josie Burko suffered from severe diabetes, a heart murmur and chronic bronchitis and worried her body would react badly.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021

The heart murmur noted I believe to be due to temporary causes and not to any permanent affection.

From The Best Policy by Flower, Elliott

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