‖ souffle, n.1 Path.
(sufl)
[F.]
A murmuring or breathing sound.
| 1879 Webster Suppl. s.v., The uterine souffle, a sound heard over the pregnant uterus. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 274 On auscultation, a systolic souffle transmitted from the adjacent aorta is sometimes heard. 1900 Lancet 20 Jan. 164/1 The absence of the fœtal heart-sounds and of the uterine souffle is very important. |