Souffle (heart sound)

Souffle, in medical terminology, can refer to a sound heard on auscultation of the gravid female. A souffle is a vascular or cardiac murmur with a blowing quality.

Funic souffle (also known as funicular or fetal souffle), is a blowing sound heard in synch with fetal heart sounds, and may originate from the umbilical cord.

Mammary souffle is a maternal cardiac murmur heard over the gravid breasts.

Uterine and placental souffle, which are not often discussed in medical literature, occur over the gravid uterus and placenta.