- cavernous voice
- a type of pectoriloquy consisting of hollow voice sounds heard over a lung cavity when the patient speaks. Called also amphoric v., amphoriloquy, and amphorophony.
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cavernous voice
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cavernous — [kav′ər nəs] adj. [ME < L cavernosus] 1. full of caverns 2. full of cavities; porous 3. like or characteristic of a cavern; deep set, hollow, etc. [a cavernous voice, cavernous cheeks] cavernously adv … English World dictionary
cavernous — cavernously, adv. /kav euhr neuhs/, adj. 1. being, resembling, or suggestive of a cavern: a vast, cavernous room. 2. deep set: cavernous eyes. 3. hollow and deep sounding: a cavernous voice. 4. containing caverns. 5. full of small cavities;… … Universalium
cavernous — cav•ern•ous [[t]ˈkæv ər nəs[/t]] adj. 1) being or resembling a cavern: a cavernous room[/ex] 2) deep set 3) hollow and deep sounding: a cavernous voice[/ex] 4) containing caverns 5) full of small cavities; porous • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L … From formal English to slang
voice sounds — auscultatory sounds heard over the lungs or airways when the patient speaks; increased resonance indicates consolidation or an airless lung underlying an effusion. Types include bronchophony, egophony, laryngophony, pectoriloquy, tracheophony,… … Medical dictionary
cavernous — /ˈkævənəs/ (say kavuhnuhs) adjective 1. containing caverns. 2. deep set: cavernous eyes. 3. hollow and deep sounding: *He loved the cavernous indefinite echo of his own voice –nicholas athanasou, 1983. 4. full of small cavities; porous. 5. of a… …
voice — The sound made by vibration of the vocal folds caused by air passing out through the larynx and upper respiratory tract, the vocal folds being approximated. SYN: vox. [L. vox] amphoric v. a v. sound having a hollow, blowing … Medical dictionary
amphoric voice — cavernous v … Medical dictionary
amphoriloquy — cavernous voice of a patient heard over a patient s lung cavity Styles of Speech … Phrontistery dictionary
caverniloquy — cavernous voice of a patient heard over a patient s lung cavity Styles of Speech … Phrontistery dictionary
cav´ern|ous|ly — cav|ern|ous «KAV uhr nuhs», adjective. 1. a) like a cavern; large and hollow: »a cavernous cellar. This was a cavernous structure that had once been an aquarium (New Yorker). b) Figurative. deep set: »cavernous eyes. 2. characteristic of caverns … Useful english dictionary
