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Bronchophony

Bron-choph′o-ny

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] windpipe + [GREEK] sound.]
A modification of the voice sounds, by which they are intensified and heightened in pitch; – observed in auscultation of the chest in certain cases of intro-thoracic disease.

Definition 2024


bronchophony

bronchophony

English

Noun

bronchophony (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A modification of the voice sounds observed in auscultation of the chest; used as a diagnostic test