Autophony

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Autophony \Au*toph"o*ny\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? a sound.] (Med.)
     An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of
     the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head
     close to the patient's chest. --Dunglison.
     [1913 Webster]