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Fremitus
Fremitus Frem"i*tus, n., sing. & pl. [L., a murmuring, roaring.] (Med.) Palpable vibration or thrill; as, the rhonchial fremitus.
Rhonchial fremitus
Rhonchial Rhon"chi*al, a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi. Rhonchial fremitus. [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring.] (Med.) A vibration of the chest wall that may be felt by the hand laid upon its surface. It is caused in the production of rhonchi in the bronchial tubes.
Vocal fremitus
Vocal Vo"cal, a. [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F. vocal. See Voice, and cf. Vowel.] 1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices. To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song. --Milton. 2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer. ``Vocal worship.' --Milton. 3. Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, ?poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds. 4. (Phon.) (a) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 199-202. (b) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel. Vocal cords or chords. (Anat.) See Larynx, and the Note under Voice, n., 1. Vocal fremitus [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring] (Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall, produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations during the act of using the voice. Vocal music, music made by the voice, in distinction from instrumental music; hence, music or tunes set to words, to be performed by the human voice. Vocal tube (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages through the nose and mouth.

Meaning of Fremitu from wikipedia

- Fremitus is a vibration transmitted through the body. In common medical usage, it usually refers to ****essment of the lungs by either the vibration intensity...
- Expansion of the thorax on inspiration is reduced on the affected side Vocal fremitus is increased on the affected side Percussion note is impaired in the affected...
- palpable. Examples include pulses, abdominal distension, cardiac thrills, fremitus, and various hernias, joint dislocations, bone fractures, and tumors, among...
- as hyperresonant (like a booming drum), and vocal resonance and tactile fremitus can both be noticeably decreased. Importantly, the volume of the pneumothorax...
- carrying a large sum of money (magnam ****iam) with him (se****)". magno **** fremitu et clamore (Cicero, to Atticus, 2.19.2) "with (****) a great deal of roaring...
- Saint Columba), the creature's emergence was accompanied "**** ingenti fremitu" ("with loud roaring"). The Loch Ness is along the Great Glen Fault, and...
- "ninety-nine" or "one one one" to test for fremitus. Repeat the sequence on the front of the chest. A decrease in fremitus may be observed if the patient has...
- sounds Stridor Wheeze Crackles Rhonchi Stertor Squawk Pleural friction rub Fremitus Bronchophony Death rattle Elicited findings Percussion Pectoriloquy Whispered...
- chest or breast, and -loquy or loquor which means to speak. Vocal fremitus Tactile fremitus "PT 630 - Breath Sounds". Bates, Barbara; et al. "Bates' Guide...
- cyanosis or clubbing" (if section is labeled "Resp" and not "Chest"), "fremitus WNL", and "no dullness to percussion". CV or "Heart" "+S1, +S2, RRR, no...