\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.