egophony

egophony definition - medical

e·goph·o·ny (ē-gôfˈə-nē)

noun
A peculiar broken quality of the voice sounds, like the bleating of a goat, heard over lung tissue in cases of pleurisy with effusion.

Related Forms:

  • eˌgo·phonˈic (ēˌgə-fŏnˈĭk) adjective

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