Stridor Definition

strīdər, -dôr
noun
A strident sound.
Webster's New World
A harsh, high-pitched whistling sound, produced in breathing by an obstruction in the bronchi, trachea, or larynx.
Webster's New World

(medicine) A high-pitched sound heard on inspiration resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway usually indicative of serious airway obstruction.

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Other Word Forms of Stridor

Noun

Singular:
stridor
Plural:
stridors

Origin of Stridor

  • From Latin strÄ«dor (“shrill or harsh sound"), from strÄ«dō (“make a shrill or harsh sound").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin strīdor from strīdēre to make harsh sounds ultimately of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Stridor Sentence Examples

  • Breathing gets increasingly noisy, and a condition known as stridor may occur.

  • It can also cause noisy breathing, called stridor, which can be upsetting.

  • She is not in any respiratory distress but a soft inspiratory stridor is audible and she is drooling saliva.

  • If laryngeal stridor develops, allow a few breaths of air and then continue more slowly.

  • Stridor is fairly common with a mild case of croup, especially if the child is active or crying.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTR

Words Ending With

RORDOR

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