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Pectoriloquy
Pecˊto-ril′o-quy
,Noun.
[L.
pectus
, -oris
, the breast + loqui
to speak: cf. F. pectoriloquie
.] (Med.)
The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient’s voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity.