murmur
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If your doctor hears a murmur while listening to your heart, he or she will likely order an echocardiogram—an ultrasound of the heart that allows a doctor to diagnose the disease and determine care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
It leans more mushroom than tomato, so the whole thing carries a low, woodsy murmur.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
In 2018, during another hospital visit, doctors detected a heart murmur.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
The murmur, though, appeared to come after the ball had passed Smith's bat.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
Mia ran down to the side door, and Pearl heard a murmur of voices and crying, and then her mother came into the kitchen followed by a young Chinese woman, who was sobbing.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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