单词 | pectoriloquy |
释义 | pectoriloquy/ˌpɛktəˈrɪləkwi/Medicine. Now rare (chiefly historical ) noun Transmission of the voice through the chest wall, heard with a stethoscope and indicating either a cavity or consolidation in the lung. OriginEarly 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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