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heart tones (medicine)


heart tones -->
heart sounds


The sounds heard over the cardiac region produced by the functioning of the heart. There are four distinct sounds: the first occurs at the beginning of systole and is heard as a "lubb" sound; the second is produced by the closing of the aortic and pulmonary valves and is heard as a "dupp" sound; the third is produced by vibrations of the ventricular walls when suddenly distended by the rush of blood from the atria; and the fourth is produced by atrial contraction and ventricular filling but is rarely audible in the normal heart. The physiological concept of heart sounds is differentiated from the pathological heart murmurs.


among (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: on gemonge, from on + gemong 'crowd']
in or through the middle of a group of people or things
::The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd.
::I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes.
::We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes.
::She began rummaging among the books on her desk.
-see also between
with a particular group of people
::Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends .
used to say that many people in a group have the same feeling or opinion, or that something affects many people in a group
::The problem is causing widespread concern among scientists.
::The General opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened.
::The changes will mean 7,000 job losses among railway workers.
used to talk about a particular person, thing, or group as belonging to a larger group
::She was the eldest among them.
::Innocent civilians were among the casualties.
::My grandfather had among his possessions a portrait by Matisse.
::Representatives were chosen by the students from among themselves.
among Other things/places/factors etc
used to say that you are only mentioning one or two people or things out of a much larger group
::At the meeting they discussed, among Other things, recent events in Japan.
if something is divided or shared among a group of people, each person is given a part of it
::A father's property was divided among his heirs.
among yourselves/ourselves/themselves
with each Other
::The allies found it hard to agree among themselves.