A peculiar resonance heard sometimes on percussion of the chest over a cavity in the lung, resembling the jarring sound heard on striking a cracked pot or bell. It is also heard on percussion over the skull in patients with diseases of the brain such as haemorrhages and tumours, and in certain cases of fracture of the skull.
A tympanic resonance heard over air cavities. This percussion sound resembles that made by striking a cracked pot.
A resonating sound heard via a stethoscope, signifying the existence of a lung cavity.