Egophony
[ee-gof-uh-nee] /iˈgɒf ə ni/
noun
1.
a vocal sound heard through a stethoscope and resembling the bleating of a goat, often occurring in cases of pleurisy with effusion.
egophony e·goph·o·ny (ē-gôf’ə-nē)
n.
A peculiar broken quality of the voice sounds, like the bleating of a goat, heard over lung tissue in cases of pleurisy with effusion.
e’go·phon’ic (ē’gə-fŏn’ĭk) adj.
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