Pectoriloquy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pectoriloquy is a noun meaning (medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
Meaning
(medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whispered, oxyphonia, resonance, egophony, gastriloquy, exophasia.
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