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FROISSEMENT PULMONAIRE

\fɹˈɔ͡ɪsmənt pˌʌlmənˈe͡ə], \fɹˈɔ‍ɪsmənt pˌʌlmənˈe‍ə], \f_ɹ_ˈɔɪ_s_m_ə_n_t p_ˌʌ_l_m_ə_n_ˈeə]\

Definitions of FROISSEMENT PULMONAIRE

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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A name given by M. Fournet to a respiratory sound, which communicates to the ear the sensation of the rubbing (froissement) of a texture compressed against a hard body. It is by no means well defined.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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