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souffle
CIDE DICTIONARY
souffle, n. [F.].
A murmuring or blowing sound; as, the uterine souffle heard over the pregnant uterus. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
souffle, n. Med. a low murmur heard in the auscultation of various organs etc.
Etymology
F f. souffler blow f. L sufflare
THESAURUS
souffle
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