amphoric Meaning, Definition & Usage
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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
WordNet
Am*phor"ic adjective
Definitions
(Med.) 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
