Bruit is a verb meaning to voice abroad, or rumor, especially in the passive, or an abnormal sound heard on auscultation in medicine.
Bruit es un verbo que significa difundir un rumor, especialmente en forma pasiva, o un sonido anormal escuchado en auscultación médica.
| Front | bruit \broot\ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb tr To voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed by about): The report was bruited through the village. noun Medicine/Medical. Any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation. [1400–50; late ME (n.) < AF, OF, n. use of ptp. of bruire to roar < VL *brūgere, a conflation of L rūgīre to bellow and VL *bragere; see bray] |
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