Korotkoff sounds
noun plural
Ko·rot·koff sounds
variants
also Korotkow sounds
or Korotkov sounds
: arterial sounds heard through a stethoscope applied to the brachial artery distal to the cuff of a sphygmomanometer that change with varying cuff pressure and that are used to determine systolic and diastolic blood pressure
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