tympanophony

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English

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Etymology

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From tympano- +‎ -phony.

Noun

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tympanophony (uncountable)

  1. (physiology) Increased hearing of one's own voice, breath sounds, arterial murmurs, and other noises of the upper body; noted especially in disease of the middle ear or of the nasal fossae.
    Synonyms: tympanophonia, autophony
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