AUTOPHONY

Etymology

Noun

autophony (uncountable)

The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.

(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.

Source: Wiktionary


Au*toph"o*ny, n. Etym: [Auto- + Gr. (Med.)

Definition: An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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