FROLEMENT PERICARDIQUE
\fɹˈə͡ʊlmənt pˌɛɹɪkɑːdˈiːk], \fɹˈəʊlmənt pˌɛɹɪkɑːdˈiːk], \f_ɹ_ˈəʊ_l_m_ə_n_t p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k_ɑː_d_ˈiː_k]\
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Rustling noise of the pericardium. A sound resembling that produced by the crumpling of a piece of parchment or of thick silken stuff, accompanying the systole and diastole of the heart. It indicates roughness of the pericardium induced by disease.
By Robley Dunglison
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