Souffle

(soo’-fl) [Fr.]. A blowing sound. S., Fetal, an inconstant murmur heard over the uterus during pregnancy, and supposed to be due to the compre ion of the umbilical cord. S., Funic or Funicular, a hi ing sound, synchronous with the fetal heart sounds, heard over the abdomen of a pregnant woman, and supposed to be produced in the umbilical cord. S., Splenic, a sound said to be audible over the spleen in cases of malaria and leukemia. S., Placental, S., Uterine, a sound heard in the latter months of pregnancy, and caused by the entrance of blood into the dilated arteries of the uterus. 589