rhonchus
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rhon·chus
(rŏng'kəs) 
n., pl., -chi (-kī).
A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube.
n., pl., -chi (-kī).
A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube.
[Latin, a snoring, from Greek *rhonkhos, variant of rhenkos, rhenkhos, from rhenkein, to snore.]
rhonchal rhon'chal (-kəl) or rhon'chi·al (-kē-əl) adj.
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(rŏng'kəs)
n., pl. -chi (-kī).
n., pl. -chi (-kī).
A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube.
rhon'chal (-kəl) adj.Obscure Words:
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rhonchus
a whistling or snoring sound heard when the air channels are partially obstructed
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rhonchus
Pl. rhonchi [L.] a rattling in the throat; also, a dry, coarse rale in the bronchial tubes, due to a partial obstruction. Suggests the presence of chronic inflammation accompanied by presence of small amounts of tenacious exudate.
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