lubb-dupp

lubb-dupp
lubb-dupp also lub-dup or lub-dub .ləb-'dəp, -'dəb n the characteristic sounds of a normal heartbeat as heard in auscultation

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n.
a representation of the normal heart sounds as heard through the stethoscope. Lubb (the first heart sound) coincides with closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves; dupp (the second heart sound) is due to closure of the aortic and pulmonary valves.

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(ləb-dupґ) syllables used to represent the combination of the first and second heart sounds. See lubb and dupp.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • lubb-dupp — n. a representation of the normal heart sounds as heard through the stethoscope. Lubb (the first heart sound) coincides with closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves; dupp (the second heart sound) is due to closure of the aortic and pulmonary… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • dupp — (dup) a syllable used to represent the second sound of the heart in auscultation; it is shorter and higher pitched than the first sound. See lubb and lubb dupp …   Medical dictionary

  • lubb — (lub) a syllable used to represent, or mimic, the first sound of the heart in auscultation. See lubb dupp …   Medical dictionary

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