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amphoric

amp·ho·ric

UK/æmˈfɒɹɪk/ US/æmˈfɔɹɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”

Origin

From Latin amphoricus (“of or related to an amphora”), from amphora + -icus (“-ic: forming adj.”). Equivalent to amphora + -ic.

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