- hyperphonesis
- An increase in the percussion sound or of the voice sound in auscultation. [hyper- + G. phonesis, a sounding]
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hy·per·pho·ne·sis (hi″pər-fo-neґsis) [hyper- + phon- + -esis] an increase in intensity of the vocal sound in auscultation, or of the percussion note.
Medical dictionary. 2011.