area of cardiac dullness

Definitions of area of cardiac dullness
  1. noun
    a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs
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    a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
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