Coming from an external source or occurring in an unusual
place or manner. Not inherent, inherited or innate but rather occurring accidentally
or spontaneously.
When a doctor or nurse auscults (listens to) the chest or abdomen, adventitious
sounds are those that are normally not heard coming from the chest or abdomen.
The word "adventitious" comes from the Latin "adventicius" meaning "foreign,
strange, extraneous, coming from abroad or from outside." This, in turn, comes from
the verb "advenire" meaning "to come to" or "to arrive." Other English words that
stem from "advenire" include "adventure," "avenue," and the medical term "adventitia."
medical
dictionary, online medical dictionary, medical
terminology dictionary, free online medical
dictionary, medical dictionary, online medical
dictionary, medical terminology dictionary, free
online medical dictionary, dictionary medical,
dictionary medical online, dictionary medical
terminology, dictionary free medical online,
dictionary free medical, dictionary medical
terms, dictionary drug medical medicine,
dictionary health illustrated medical nursing
profession stedmans, dictionary English medical,
dictionary medical online terminology,
dictionary encyclopedia medical online,
condition dictionary medical, dictionary
medical, dictionary drug medical, medical
dictionary software, cyclopedic dictionary index
medical tabers thumb, medical dictionary, online
medical dictionary, medical terminology
dictionary
