BELLOWS SOUND, FUNIC
\bˈɛlə͡ʊz sˈa͡ʊnd], \bˈɛləʊz sˈaʊnd], \b_ˈɛ_l_əʊ_z s_ˈaʊ_n_d]\
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A single murmur of the bellows kind, synchronous with the first sound of the heart; heard by some observers, and referred by them to diminished calibre of the umbilical arteries, either by pressure or stretching of the funis, or both.
By Robley Dunglison
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