egophony

[ ee-gof-uh-nee ]
/ iˈgɒf ə ni /

noun

a vocal sound heard through a stethoscope and resembling the bleating of a goat, often occurring in cases of pleurisy with effusion.

Origin of egophony

1850–55; < New Latin ego- < Greek aigo- combining form of aíx goat (stem aig-; cf. aegis) + -phony

OTHER WORDS FROM egophony

e·go·phon·ic [ee-guh-fon-ik] /ˌi gəˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby egophony

egoism, egoist, egoistic, egoli, egomania, egophony, egot, egotism, egotist, egotistic, egotropic

Medical definitions for egophony

egophony
[ 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.

Other words from egophony

e′go•phon′ic (ē′gə-fŏn′ĭk) adj.