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murmur

[mur-mer] / ˈmɜr mər /




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Medical staff took blood tests and he was admitted for a blood transfusion to address low haemoglobin levels, as well as investigations into his heart murmur.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

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

Yet they swallowed it with hardly a murmur.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The tennis failed to captivate as the seats on Arthur Ashe Stadium started to fill out, with a constant murmur of chatter acting as a soundtrack to the action.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Bobby, now so focused that he could hardly hear the growing murmur from the crowd, made his next moves percussively, shooting them out like poison darts, hardly waiting for Byrne’s responses.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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