egophony

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noun

A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions.

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Meanings

nounegophony (countable and uncountable, plural egophonies)

plural egophonies · alternative aegophony · alternative ægophony · alternative œgophony

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions.

Origin

From ego- (“goat”) + -phony.

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Translations

Italian egofonia
  • egofoniableating sound

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

geophony
Cite this entry
APA

egophony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egophony

MLA

“egophony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egophony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egophony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egophony.

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