Defn: As connected with the breast.
PECTORILOQUIAL
Pec`to*ri*lo"qui*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pectoriloque.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.
PECTORILOQUISM
Pec`to*ril"o*quism, n.
Defn: Pectoriloquy.
PECTORILOQUOUS
Pec`to*ril"o*quous, a.
Defn: Pectoriloquial.
PECTORILOQUY Pec`to*ril"o*quy, n. Etym: [L. pectus, -oris, the breast + loqui to speak: cf. F. pectoriloquie.] (Med.)
Defn: 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.
PECTOSE
Pec"tose`, n. Etym: [Pectic + cellulose.] (Chem.)