autophony

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

auto- +‎ -phony

Noun[edit]

autophony (uncountable)

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  1. The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
    Synonyms: autophonia, tympanophony, tympanophonia
  2. (medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.[1]

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References[edit]

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    1839, Robley Dunglison, “AUTOPHONY”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
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