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- DictionaryBruit/bro͞ot/
verb
- 1. spread (a report or rumor) widely: "I didn't want to have our relationship bruited about the office"
noun
- 1. a report or rumor: archaic "the wildest bruits were greedily credited"
- 2. a sound, especially an abnormal one, heard through a stethoscope; a murmur.
noise, din; report, rumor; any of several generally abnormal sounds heard on auscultation… See the full definition
Definition. A bruit is an audible vascular sound associated with turbulent blood flow. Although usually heard with the stethoscope, such sounds may occasionally also be palpated as a thrill.
All rights reserved. bruit. French: sound. An audible swishing sound or murmur heard by auscultation over an artery, which indicates increased turbulence often due to partial obstruction by atherosclerosis. When heard over the carotid arteries, bruits predict future cerebrovascular accidents. Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
A bruit is the sound of blood flowing through a narrowed portion of an artery. The sound means that the blood flow may be partially blocked; artery blockage is most often due to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). A doctor can hear the sound by listening with a stethoscope placed over an artery, such as the...
BRUIT meaning: 1. to tell everyone a piece of news: 2. a noise inside the body that is not normal, especially one…. Learn more.
Bruit: A bruit is a sound that indicates turbulent blood flow in your arteries. Bruits could mean that you have poor circulation in a certain part of your body. Intensity: Your provider will check to see if your pulse is weak or absent. This could mean that you have a blocked artery. Abdominal auscultation
Bruits are rushing sounds heard over large and medium-sized arteries as a result of vibration in the vessel wall caused by turbulent blood flow. The sound may originate from a local narrowing or dilation of the vessel itself, or it may be transmitted along the artery from a more proximal lesion in the vascular system.
