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Meaning of 'amphoric' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Amphoric [ a.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'amphoric' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . amphoric [ a]
Meaning (1):
- the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle
Example in sentence:
  • amphoric breathing indicates a cavity in the lung

Nearby Words:

ampelite ampere amperemeter amperometer ampersand amphi- amphiarthrodial amphiarthrosis amphiaster amphibia

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