Category:Pectoriloquy

Pec`to*ril"o*quy, n. Etym: [l. pectus, -oris, the breast + loqui to Speak: cf. F. pectoriloquie.] (med.)

Defn: 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.