Amphoric sound – a sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle or jug. In medical terminology, amphoric sound is an abnormal, resonant, hollow, blowing sound heard with a stethoscope over the thorax. It indicates a
cavity opening into a bronchus or a pneumothorax.
(From the free Medical dictionary).
Amphora comes from the Greek words ἁμφί (on both sides) and φέρω (I carry, I bear)
Here is Amphoric sound in a patient:
