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Murmur
Murmur A blowing or rasping sound heard while listening to the heart that may or may not indicate problems within the heart or circulatory system.
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Heart
The hollow, muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system.
Circulatory
Having to do with the circulation, the movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the adjective "circulatory" need not necessarily refer to the circulation of the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. A circulatory problem is taken usually to be a problem with the blood circulation, for example with heart failure.
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Murmansk doctors
All doctors near Murmansk, Russia. Doctors who can assist a patient in Murmansk.
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Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton.
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