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rhonchi

Variant of rhonchus

noun pl. rhonchi

a rattling sound, somewhat like snoring heard on auscultation of the chest when there is a partial bronchial obstruction; dry râle

Origin: L, a snoring < Gr rhonchos, var. of renchos < IE base *srenk-, to snore > OIr srennim, (I) snore

Related Forms:

rhonchal adjective or rhonchial

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