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Amphoric

Amphoric \Am*phor"ic\, a. (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.

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amphoric

a. (context medicine English) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.

WordNet
amphoric

adj. 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"

Usage examples of "amphoric".

The old doctor murmured some words about amphoric breathing, and a sound such as a cracked jar might give out.

Percussion gives a dull sound or if there are large cavities, it is hollow, and auscultation elicits the amphoric sound, as of blowing into a bottle.