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pericardial friction rub

noun pericardial fric·tion rub \-ˈfrik-shən-ˌrəb\

Medical Definition of PERICARDIAL FRICTION RUB

:  the auscultatory sound produced by the rubbing together of inflamed pericardial membranes in pericarditis—called also pericardial rub

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