| amphoric | <medicine> 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| amphoric rale | Sound heard through the stethoscope associated with the movement of fluid in a lung cavity communicating with a bronchus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphoric resonance | A percussion sound, like that produced by striking a large empty bottle, obtained by percussing over a pulmonary cavity. Synonym: cavernous resonance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphoric respiration | A sound like that made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle, heard on auscultation in some cases in which a large pulmonary cavity exists, or occasionally in pneumothorax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphoric voice | A voice sound having a hollow, blowing character, heard over a pulmonary cavity when the patient speaks or whispers. Synonym: amphorophony. (05 Mar 2000) |