a. [ad. mod.L. amphoric-us, f. amphora: see -IC. Cf. mod.Fr. amphorique.]
1. Of the character of an amphora. rare–0.
2. Med. Like the sound produced by blowing or speaking into an amphora, or other large vessel with small mouth, as in amphoric resonance, cough, echo, voice, etc.
1839. Hooper, Med. Dict., 236. The Metallic tinkling, of which the Amphoric resonance is a modification.
1849. O. W. Holmes, Stethoscope Song, in Poems, 274. Five doctors took their turn to hear; ‘Amphoric buzzing,’ said all the five.
1877. Roberts, Handbk. Med., I. 385. The percussion-note is … of tubular or even amphoric quality.
