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Definition of Rhonchus

1. Noun. A sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels.

Definition of Rhonchus

1. n. 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 râle in its widest sense. See Râle.

Definition of Rhonchus

1. Noun. (medicine) A dry rattling sound heard during breathing, due to deposits in the bronchial tubes. ¹

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Definition of Rhonchus

1. a rattling respiratory sound [n -CHI] : RHONCHAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Rhonchus

1. A rattling in the throat, also a dry, coarse rale in the bronchial tubes, due to a partial obstruction. Origin: L., Gr. Rhonchos = a snoring sound This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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