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heart murmur

British

noun

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

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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

Back then she was overweight with a heart murmur and had been waiting to find a new home for months.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 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 three men forming my Board said I had a well-marked heart murmur, and all three solemnly shook hands with me.

From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by Davidson, George

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