hyperresonance

hyperresonance
1. An extreme degree of resonance. 2. Resonance increased above the normal, and often of lower pitch, on percussion of an area of the body; occurs in the chest due to overinflation of the lung as in emphysema or pneumothorax and in the abdomen over distended bowel.

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hy·per·res·o·nance -'rez-ən-ən(t)s, -'rez-nən(t)s n an exaggerated chest resonance heard in various abnormal pulmonary conditions
hy·per·res·o·nant -'rez-ən-ənt, -'rez-nənt adj

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hy·per·res·o·nance (hi″pər-rezґo-nəns) an exaggerated resonance.

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