sound
adj 1 : free from injury or disease : exhibiting normal health 2 : deep and undisturbed <a sleep> sound*ness n , n 1 : a particular auditory impression <heart s heard by auscultation> 2 : the sensation perceived by the sense of hearing 3 : mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (as air) and is the objective cause of hearing vt : to explore or examine (a body cavity) with a sound , n : an elongated instrument for exploring or examining body cavities <a uterine > .
Similar sounding terms: sand san·i·ty S-A node santa
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