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.)