单词 | aegophony |
释义 | aegophonyegophonyn. Medicine. In auscultation of the chest: vocal resonance with a bleating or tremulous quality, occurring esp. in cases of pleural effusion. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > vocal disorders > [noun] > other vocal disorders aegophony1820 trachyphonia1860 teacher's node1897 singer's nodule1953 1820 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 43 244 When effusion of liquid into the cavity of the pleura exists in a point corresponding to the pulmonary excavation, the phenomenon of egophony will be joined with that of pectoriloquism. 1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) i. iii. 27 Perfect pectoriloquy..is changed..into a simple resonance..such as to be with difficulty discriminated from ægophony and bronchophony. 1913 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 Sept. 811/1 There was egophony and whispering pectoriloquy at the angle of the right scapula. 1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. i. xviii. 68/1 A nasal quality may also sometimes be imparted to the vocal resonance, a phenomenon known as aegophony. 2003 Isis 94 707/2 He gained experience in the clinic and produced publications on physical signs of egophony, rales, rhonchi, and crepitations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1820 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。