Medical Definition of Anvil sound

1. In cases of a large pulmonary cavity or of pneumothorax, a clear metallic sound obtained by striking a coin, held against the chest, by another coin, or by flicking the chest wall with one's fingernail; the sound is heard on auscultating the chest wall on the same side anteroposteriorly. Synonym: anvil sound, bell sound, coin test. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anvil Sound

anuretic
anuria
anurias
anuric
anurous
anury
anus cerebri
anus vesicalis
anuses
anusvara
anusvaras
anvil
anvil cloud
anvil clouds
anvil sound (current term)
anviled
anvilicious
anviling
anvilled
anvillike
anvilling
anvils
anviltop
anviltops
anxieties
anxietolytic
anxietude
anxiety
anxiety attack

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