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rhonchus definition

rhon·chus (räŋ′kəs)

noun pl. rhonchi -·chi′ (-kī′)

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

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

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