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Medical Definition of Pistol-shot femoral sound
1. A shotlike systolic sound heard over the femoral artery in high output states, especially aortic insufficiency; presumably due to sudden stretching of the elastic wall of the artery; pistol-shot sounds may also be heard over other relatively large arteries, e.g., brachial, radial. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pistol-shot Femoral Sound
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