a. Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. pectoriloque. ] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Pectoriloquy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pectoriloquial. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]