bron·choph·o·ny | \ bräŋ-ˈkäf-ə-nē 
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\ plural bronchophonies
Medical Definition of bronchophony
: the sound of the voice heard through the stethoscope over a healthy bronchus and over other portions of the chest in cases of consolidation of the lung tissue — compare pectoriloquy
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