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pectoriloquy

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Main Entry: pec·to·ril·o·quy
Pronunciation: "pek-t&-'ril-&-kwE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -quies
: the sound of words heard through the chest wall and usually indicating a cavity or consolidation of lung tissue —compare BRONCHOPHONY
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pectoriloquy pec·to·ril·o·quy (pěk'tə-rĭl'ə-kwē)
n.
Transmission of the voice sound through the pulmonary structures so that it is unusually audible on auscultation of the chest, indicating either consolidation of the lung parenchyma or the presence of a large cavity.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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