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murmur

[mur-mer] / ˈmɜr mər /




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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

In 2018, during another hospital visit, doctors detected a heart murmur.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

The first replay showed a murmur of a noise on the technology and Smith immediately started to walk from the field.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

It’s richer, more confident, the kind of topping that makes you stop mid-bite and murmur, half to yourself, why is this so good?

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

“Pablo...,” she said as one might murmur a prayer.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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