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Meaning of Hamman's sign | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A crunching, rasping sound, synchronous with the heartbeat, heard over the precordium in spontaneous mediastinal emphysema produced by the heart beating against air-filled tissues.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Hammann Hammans Hammar Hammarby hammarite Hammarskjöld

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