HyperDic: amphoric

English > 1 sense of the word amphoric:
ADJECTIVEpertamphoricthe sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle
English > amphoric: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningThe sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle.
Example"amphoric breathing indicates a cavity in the lung"
Nounsauscultationlistening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)

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