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AMPHORIC
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I. (adjective)
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Meaning:
The 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
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
auscultation (listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope))
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