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plegaphony

plegaphony noun: the auscultation of the thorax while percussion is practised over the larynx.

Noun

plegaphony (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The auscultation of the thorax while percussion is practised over the larynx.

Forms of plegaphony

alternative formplegaphonia

Questions about plegaphony

What does plegaphony mean?
Plegaphony means the auscultation of the thorax while percussion is practised over the larynx.
What part of speech is plegaphony?
Plegaphony is a noun.

Words near plegaphony in the dictionary

  1. PLEDs
  2. pleeb
  3. pleebs
  4. pleeease
  5. plegaphonia
  6. plegaphony
  7. plegia
  8. plegias
  9. plegometer
  10. plegometers
  11. pleiad

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