bruit de galop


gal·lop

(gal'ŏp), A triple cadence to the heart sounds; due to an abnormal third or fourth heart sound being heard in addition to the first and second sounds, and usually indicative of serious disease. Synonym(s): bruit de galop, cantering rhythm, gallop rhythm, Traube bruit

bruit de galop

A retired French medical lexical import of uncertain value for a cardiac gallop heard by auscultation; it is not used in the working medical parlance.