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amphoric
[ am-fawr-ik, -for- ]
adjective
- resembling the deep, hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a large, narrow-necked, empty bottle:
amphoric breathing.
amphoric
/ æmˈfɒrɪk /
adjective
- resembling the sound produced by blowing into a bottle. Amphoric breath sounds are heard through a stethoscope placed over a cavity in the lung
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- am·pho·ric·i·ty [am-f, uh, -, ris, -i-tee], noun
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Example Sentences
The old doctor murmured some words about amphoric breathing, and a sound such as a cracked jar might give out.
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