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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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Medical staff took blood tests and he was admitted for a blood transfusion to address low haemoglobin levels, as well as investigations into his heart murmur.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

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

Others may have a slight heart murmur, he added.

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

But he was rejected because of a heart murmur and a sunken chest.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2018

Did some stray glimpse of his own features, wearing a look never seen on them before, confront him from some near-by mirror that he started so guiltily as this heart murmur rose to his lips?

From The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow by Anna Katharine Green

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