[L. verbal sb. f. fremĕre to roar.] a. A dull roaring noise. b. Path. A palpable vibration or thrill, e.g., of the walls of the chest.
1820. T. Mitchell, Aristoph., I. p. lvi. The conviction of Cleinias is followed by a fremitus of applause from the two sophists and their friends.
1879. Khory, Princ. Med., 47. The fremitus is the movement which can be felt by the hands on making the patient speak.
