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Definition of Rhonchal

1. a. Rhonchial.

Definition of Rhonchal

1. Adjective. (alternative form of rhonchial) ¹

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Definition of Rhonchal

1. rhonchus [adj] - See also: rhonchus

Medical Definition of Rhonchal

1. Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi. Rhonchial fremitus, a dull roaring or murmuring. A vibration of the chest wall that may be felt by the hand laid upon its surface. It is caused in the production of rhonchi in the bronchial tubes. (23 Aug 1998)

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Literary usage of Rhonchal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles and Practice of Physical Diagnosis by John C. Da Costa (1919)
"rhonchal Fremitus.—The vibrations of coarse bronchial and tracheal rales are sometimes felt upon the surface of the chest, especially during inspiration. ..."

2. What to observe at the bed-side and after death in medical cases by London Medical Society of Observation (1859)
"movement of walls, etc.;—fremitus, vocal, tussive, rhonchal, friction, pulsatile ;—pulsation;—fluctuation, peripheric, rhonchal. 161. ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Lungs: Including the Principles by Walter Hayle Walshe (1860)
"... point obscure friction-sound, with thin various-sized rhonchal sounds; the respiration here is hollow, of cavernous quality, especially in expiration. ..."

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