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bronchiloquy

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bronchiloquy /bron·chil·o·quy/ (brong-kil´ah-kwe) bronchophony (2).
bron·chil·o·quy (brng-kl-kw)
n.

bronchophony [brong-kof´o-ne]
1. the normal voice sounds heard over a healthy large bronchus.
2. abnormal voice sounds heard over the lung, with the voice transmitted unusually clearly and with a high pitch; it is a type of pectoriloquy, indicating solidification of the lung tissue. Called also bronchiloquy.
whispered bronchophony bronchophony heard through a stethoscope while the patient is whispering.

bronchiloquy
high-pitched pectoriloquy due to lung consolidation.


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