skodaicadj.
/skəʊˈdeɪɪk/ Pathology.
The specific epithet of the resonant percussion note heard in cases of pleuritic effusion.
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puerile1821
pectoriloquous1824
large1827
sibilant1833
tubular1834
moist1843
rhonchal1843
pectoriloquial1846
redux1848
murmurish1851
rhonchial1852
bronchophonic1862
sticky1872
coarse1879
skodaic1882
1882 Quain's Dict. Med. II. 1187 This resonance, called Skodaic resonance, is a very characteristic sign.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 1137 If a layer of lung intervene..a Skodaic note may be elicited.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 338 The resonance becoming..of that character which is generally known under the name of ‘skodaic resonance’.
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