Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ruidos cardiacos hipofonéticos

English translation:

muffled heart sounds

Added to glossary by Daniel Greuel
Sep 20, 2008 18:59
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

hipofonetico

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Cardiology
Context:

Cardiovascular: R1 y R2 hipofoneticos , ritmo regular , impresiona soplo sistólico 2/6,pulsos periféricos presentes..

I see several examples of "hypophonetic" on the web, but they all seem to be translations from Portuguese and Spanish. Is there a better term in English?

Thanks.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 muffled heart sounds

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muffled heart sounds

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Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Anderson : You are right. I was thinking more about the translation than the context. Big mistake!
26 mins
Thank you Robert ;)
agree MarinaM
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Gracias Marina ;)
agree Joseph Tein : This helped me tonight (11 years later). I miss you, Rita ... hope you're well.
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Hi, Joseph! Thank you, I’m fine. Busy with too many social networks 😂😂
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