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frem⋅i⋅tus

  [frem-i-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -tus. Medicine/Medical.
palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.
Origin:
1810–20; < NL, L: a roaring, murmuring, equiv. to fremi-, var. stem of fremere to roar, murmur + -tus suffix of v. action
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frem·i·tus   (frěm'ĭ-təs)   
n.   pl. fremitus
A palpable vibration, as felt by the hand placed on the chest during coughing or speaking.

[Latin, a murmuring, from past participle of fremere, to murmur.]
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Main Entry: frem·i·tus
Pronunciation: 'frem-&t-&s
Function: noun
: a sensation felt by a hand placed on a part of the body (as thechest) that vibrates during speech
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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fremitus frem·i·tus (frěm'ĭ-təs)
n. pl. fremitus
A palpable vibration, as felt by the hand placed on the chest during coughing or speaking.

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