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Definition of Rhonchial

1. a. Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi.

Definition of Rhonchial

1. Adjective. (medicine) Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi. ¹

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Definition of Rhonchial

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Rhonchial

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhonchial

Literary usage of Rhonchial

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

1. A Text-book of Diseases of the Chest: Pericardium, Heart, Aorta, Bronchi by Egbert Guernsey Rankin (1905)
"Palpation shows transitory rhonchial fremitus if there is much narrowing of the calibre of the bronchi. Percussion reveals no change. ..."

2. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt (1897)
"On palpation there is usually a marked rhonchial fremitus. Often there is not enough dyspnoea to cause recession of the soft parts of the chest. ..."

3. Diseases of the Chest and the Principles of Physical Diagnosis by George William Norris, Henry Robert Murray Landis (1917)
"Occasionally a friction or rhonchial fremitus may be felt. Pressure over the consolidated area will often elicit a tender spot, the pain being referred to a ..."

4. Diseases of the Chest and the Principles of Physical Diagnosis by George William Norris, Henry Robert Murray Landis (1917)
"Palpation is negative except for the occasional occurrence of rhonchial fremitus. Percussion.—-In the early stages of the disease the percussion note may be ..."

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