See Also: Pectoriloquy(medicine)
pectoriloquy(dictionary)
aphonic pectoriloquy(medicine)
whispering pectoriloquy(medicine)

pectoriloquy (iou)



pectoriloquy noun. M19.
[from Latin pector- (see PECTORAL) + loqui speak: see -Y4.]
Medicine. Transmission of the voice through the chest wall, heard with the stethoscope and indicating either a cavity or consolidation in the lung.