Definition of Egophony
1. n. The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion.
Medical Definition of Egophony
1.
The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion.
Origin: Gr, goat + voice.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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