A sound, especially an abnormal one, heard through a stethoscope; a murmur.
cranio-cervical auscultation a) auscultate over carotid arteries: bruit may be associated with indicated carotid dissection
b) auscultate over globe of eye: bruit may indicate traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula CCF
femoral bruits are common in Vascular claudication
Auscultation over spine reveals a bruit in 2–3% of cases of Spinal vascular malformations . Cutaneous angioma over back is present in 3–25%; Valsalva maneuver may enhance the redness of the angioma