fremitus

[ frem-i-tuhs ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

, plural frem·i·tus.

1. palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.

fremitus

/ ˈfrɛmɪtəs /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of fremitus¹

1810–20; < New Latin, Latin: a roaring, murmuring, equivalent to fremi-, variant stem of fremere to roar, murmur + -tus suffix of v. action

Word History and Origins

Origin of fremitus¹

C19: from Latin: a roaring sound, a humming, from fremere to make a low roaring, murmur

Example Sentences

Fremitus, frem′i-tus, n. a palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.

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