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单词 pectoriloquy
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Definition of pectoriloquy in English:

pectoriloquy

noun ˌpɛktəˈrɪləkwi
Medicine rare, historical
  • Transmission of the voice through the chest wall, heard with a stethoscope and indicating either a cavity or consolidation in the lung.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From French pectoriloquie from classical Latin pector-, pectus chest, breast + -i- + -loquium from loquī to speak; compare -y.

 
 

Definition of pectoriloquy in US English:

pectoriloquy

nounˌpɛktəˈrɪləkwi
Medicine rare, historical
  • Transmission of the voice through the chest wall, heard with a stethoscope and indicating either a cavity or consolidation in the lung.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From French pectoriloquie from classical Latin pector-, pectus chest, breast + -i- + -loquium from loquī to speak; compare -y.

 
 
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