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Rhonchus

Rhonchus Meaning & Definition
Rhonchus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rhonchus?

[n] a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels

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Rhonchus In Webster's Dictionary

\Rhon"chus\, n.; pl. {Rhonchi}. [L., a snoring, a croaking.] (Med.) An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to r[^a]le in its widest sense. See {R[^a]le}.

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