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amphoric

amphoric

9.9
A hollow blowing sound in the lungs like blowing across a bottle, often shows a hole in the lung
  • adjective
  • /æmˈfɔːrɪk/
  • Specialized
: amfórico
  • Auscultation revealed amphoric resonance over the affected lung area.

Examples

  • The doctor noticed an amphoric quality to the patient's breath sounds.

  • Amphoric breathing can be a sign of a pulmonary cavity.

  • The amphoric sound was alarming.

  • Is that amphoric sound serious?

  • Amphoric breathing can indicate a serious lung condition.

  • The examination showed that the patient's breath had an amphoric quality.

  • During the auscultation, the doctor heard an amphoric sound in the patient's chest.

Synonyms

echoic
vsamphoric
1 8.8

A sound that repeats as it bounces back from surfaces

is a specific hollow bottle-like chest sound indicating a lung cavity

Surface Forms

amphoric positive

Morphology

amphoric = amphora (opaque) = amph + or + ic

The term 'amphoric' is derived from 'amphora', but the medical sense of the word is not transparently derived from its etymological components.

Etymology

Amphoric comes from amphora, the ancient Greek word for a clay 'jar' or bottle, so think of the hollow sound you make when you blow across a jar. That's why an amphoric breath or chest sound is a hollow, bottle-like noise that can point to a cavity in the lung.