PECTORILOQUY

Pec′to‐ril″o‐quy (?), n. [[L. pectus, -oris, the breast + loqui to speak: cf. F. pectoriloquie.]] (Med.) 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.