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AMPHORIC
amphoric
(adjective) the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle; “amphoric breathing indicates a cavity in the lung”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
amphoric (not comparable)
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
Anagrams
• amorphic
Source: Wiktionary
Am*phor"ic, a. (Med.)
Definition: Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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