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Fremitus is the palpable chest vibration felt when speaking

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“Fremitus is the palpable vibration felt on the chest wall when a person speaks, caused by sound vibrations traveling through lung tissue and the chest wall.”
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Confidence: High Checked on September 15, 2026

Summary

Fremitus is indeed the palpable vibration that a clinician feels on the chest wall when a person speaks. It results from sound vibrations transmitted through the lung tissue and chest wall to the examiner’s hand. This definition is consistently described in medical references.

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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  • Vocal Fremitus - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - NIH

    Palpation confirms findings observed during inspection and evaluates pleural and pulmonary parenchymal conditions by assessing vocal fremitus. Tactile vocal fremitus is the palpation of the chest wall to detect variations in vibratory intensity generated by specific spoken words in a steady ...

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  • Vocal Fremitus - PubMed

    Tactile vocal fremitus is the palpation of the chest wall to detect variations in vibratory intensity generated by specific spoken words in a steady tone, providing information regarding underlying pulmonary pathology (see Image.

en.wikipedia.org
  • Fremitus - Wikipedia

    Rhonchal fremitus, also known as bronchial fremitus, is a palpable vibration produced during breathing caused by partial airway obstruction. The obstruction can be due to mucus or other secretions in the airway, bronchial hyperreactivity, or tumors. See rhonchus (rhonchi) for the auditory analog of this sign. Tactile fremitus, known by many other names including pectoral fremitus, tactile vocal fremitus, or just vocal fremitus, is a vibration felt on the patient's chest ...

osmosis.org
wikidoc.org
  • Fremitus - wikidoc

    Vocal Fremitus, also called pectoral fremitus, or tactile vocal fremitus, is a vibration felt on the patient's chest during low frequency vocalization. Commonly, the patient is asked to repeat the phrase 'boy oh boy' (or any other diphthong such as 'toy boat' and 'blue balloons') while the ...

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respiratorytherapyzone.com

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