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Abnormal transmission of the patient’s voice sounds through the chest wall so that they can be clearly heard through a stethoscope. Whispered sounds (whispering pectoriloquy) can be heard over the lung of a patient with pneumonia.<\/p>\n

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The resonance of the voice, when spoken or whispered words can be clearly heard through the stethoscope placed on the chest wall. It is a sign of consolidation, or of a cavity, in the lung.<\/p>\n

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The distinct transmission of vocal sounds during auscultation of the chest with a stethoscope. The words seem to emanate from the spot that is auscultated. Pectoriloquy is heard over cavities that communicate with a bronchus and areas of consolidation near a large bronchus, over pneumothorax when the opening in the lung is patulous, and over some pleural effusions.<\/p>\n

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The conveyance of regular or whispered vocal sounds from a patient’s chest, which can be detected using a stethoscope.<\/p>\n

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Abnormal transmission of the patient’s voice sounds through the chest wall so that they can be clearly heard through a stethoscope. Whispered sounds (whispering pectoriloquy) can be heard over the lung of a patient with pneumonia. The resonance of the voice, when spoken or whispered words can be clearly heard through the stethoscope placed on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-p"],"yoast_head":"\nPectoriloquy - Definition of Pectoriloquy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Abnormal transmission of the patient's voice sounds through the chest wall so that they can be clearly heard through a stethoscope. 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