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egophony

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e⋅goph⋅o⋅ny

  [ee-gof-uh-nee]
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–noun
a vocal sound heard through a stethoscope and resembling the bleating of a goat, often occurring in cases of pleurisy with effusion.
Origin:
1850–55; < NL ego- < Gk aigo- comb. form of aíx goat (s. aig-; cf. aegis ) + -phony

Related forms:
e⋅go⋅phon⋅ic  [ee-guh-fon-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: egoph·o·ny
Variant: or chiefly British ae·goph·o·ny /E-'gäf-&-nE/
Function: noun
InflectedForm: plural -nies
: a modification of the voice resembling bleating heard on auscultation of the chest in some diseases (as in pleurisy with effusion)
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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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