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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n., pl. -chi (-kī).

A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube.

rhon'chal (-kəl) adj.

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.

a whistling or snoring sound heard when the air channels are partially obstructed

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels

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