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

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratoites
pistil
pistil
pistillaceous
pistillate
pistillate
pistillidium
pistilliferous
pistillode
pistillode
pistillody
pistils
pistol
pistol
pistol-shot femoral sound (current term)
pistol-shot sound
pistol-whip
pistole
pistole
pistoled
pistoleer
pistoleers
pistolero
pistoleros
pistoles
pistolet
pistolets
pistolier
pistoliers

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