Pectoriloquy
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation. uncountable
"Mucous rattle with large bubbles in the whole anterior part of the chest; kind of suspicious snoring in the right side; respiration loud on the back part, and pectoriloquy very strong in the region of the right scapula."
Example
More examples"Mucous rattle with large bubbles in the whole anterior part of the chest; kind of suspicious snoring in the right side; respiration loud on the back part, and pectoriloquy very strong in the region of the right scapula."
Etymology
From Latin pectus, pectoris (“chest, breast”) + -loquy, from Latin loquor (“to speak”).
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