egobronchophony
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egophony
[e-gof´o-ne]increased resonance of voice sounds, with a high-pitched bleating quality, heard especially over lung tissue compressed by pleural effusion; called also egobronchophony.
e·go·bron·choph·o·ny
(ē'gō-brong-kof'ŏ-nē),Egophony with bronchophony.
[G. aix (aig-), goat, + bronchos, bronchus, + phōnē, voice]
egobronchophony
/ego·bron·choph·o·ny/ (e″go-brong-kof´ah-ne) egophony.e·go·bron·choph·o·ny
(ē'gō-brong-kof'ŏ-nē)Egophony with bronchophony.
[G. aix (aig-), goat, + bronchos, bronchus, + phōnē, voice]
egobronchophony, egophony
increased vocal resonance with a high-pitched bleating quality of the transmitted voice or other sound, detected by auscultation of the lungs, especially over lung tissue compressed by pleural effusion.