Definition of Amphoric

1. Adjective. The sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle. "Amphoric breathing indicates a cavity in the lung"

Partainyms: Auscultation

Definition of Amphoric

1. a. Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance.

Definition of Amphoric

1. Adjective. (medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amphoric

1. pertaining to the sound of blowing into a bottle [adj]

Medical Definition of Amphoric

1. Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphoric

ampholyte mixtures
ampholytes
ampholytic
amphomycin
amphopeptone
amphopeptones
amphophil granule
amphophile
amphophilic
amphophilous
amphora
amphorae
amphoral
amphoralike
amphoras
amphoric (current term)
amphoric rale
amphoric resonance
amphoric respiration
amphoric voice
amphoriloquy
amphorophony
amphostat B
amphoteric
amphoteric electrolyte
amphoteric element
amphoteric reaction
amphotericin
amphotericin B
amphotericins

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