tympanophony

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noun

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.

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tympanophoniaautophony
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Meanings

nountympanophony (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineIncreased 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIncreased 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.

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tympanophoniaautophony
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autophonytympanophonia

Origin

From tympano- + -phony.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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