You will hear this sound at the apex in the left lateral position. Use the bell of the stethoscope. Normal in children and young adults. It is abnormal when it persists in a person. Usually abnormal in adults over the age of 40 and can be an early sign of heart disease or congested heart failure.
verb (used without object), subsided, subsiding. 1. to sink to a low or lower level. 2. to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate: The laughter subsided. 3. to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate: to cause coffee grounds to subside. Origin of subside.
3. recede-become faint or more distant; the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older. change-undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night.ecede. verb. 1. fall back, withdraw, retreat, draw back, return, go back, retire, back off, regress, retrogress, retrocede As she receded he waved goodbye. 2. lessen, decline, subside, abate, sink, fade, shrink, diminish, dwindle, wane, ebb The illness began to recede.