Amphoricity

/ˌæmfəˈrɪsɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality or property of producing amphoric sounds; the characteristic hollow resonance of sound in cavities or container-like spaces.

Etymology

From 'amphoric' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ity'. Medical term describing the acoustic property of air resonating in body cavities.

Kelly Says

Doctors literally measure how 'pottery-like' your lungs sound—the deeper a cavity, the more it echoes like an amphora, and amphoricity quantifies that ancient acoustic property within your body.

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