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pectoriloquy

pectoriloquy noun: an increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.

Noun

pectoriloquy (uncountable)

  1. An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
    • 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.1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 184

pectoriloquy meaning in Tamil

pectoriloquy in Tamil

மார்பூடு சொல்லொலிச் செலுத்தம்

Origin of pectoriloquy

From Latin pectus, pectoris (“chest, breast”) + -loquy, from Latin loquor (“to speak”).

Words formed from pectoriloquy

Questions about pectoriloquy

What does pectoriloquy mean?
Pectoriloquy means an increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
What is pectoriloquy in Tamil?
Pectoriloquy in Tamil is மார்பூடு சொல்லொலிச் செலுத்தம். See Pectoriloquy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pectoriloquy?
Pectoriloquy is a noun.

Words near pectoriloquy in the dictionary

  1. pectorals
  2. pectorial
  3. pectoriloquial
  4. pectoriloquism
  5. pectoriloquous
  6. pectoriloquy
  7. pectose
  8. pectoses
  9. pectosic acid
  10. pectous
  11. pectunculi

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