resonance

resonance definition - medical

res·o·nance (rĕzˈə-nəns)

noun
  1. The sound produced by diagnostic percussion of the normal chest.
  2. Intensification of vocal tones during articulation, as by the air cavities of the mouth and nasal passages.
  3. Intensification and prolongation of sound produced by sympathetic vibration.
  4. The property of a compound having simultaneously the characteristics of two or more structural forms that differ only in the distribution of electrons.

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