pectoriloquy

(pĕk″tō-rĭl′ō-kwē)

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[L. pectoralis, chest, + loqui, to speak]
The distinct transmission of vocal sounds during auscultation of the chest with a stethoscope. The words seem to emanate from the spot that is auscultated. Pectoriloquy is heard over cavities that communicate with a bronchus and areas of consolidation near a large bronchus, over pneumothorax when the opening in the lung is patulous, and over some pleural effusions.
SYN: SEE: pectorophony
SEE: chest

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