heart murmur

British

noun

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

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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

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

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

From BBC • May 18, 2022

He 'most cried to let me go, an' was for waivin' the heart murmur, but it seems I got a floatin' kidney, an' flat feet.

From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

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