Definition of rhonchus Rhonchus

rhon•chus

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Noun

Plural: rhonchuses

rhonchus - a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels

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rhonchus (Noun)
A dry rattling sound heard during breathing, due to deposits in the bronchial tubes.

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rhonchus (n.)
An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to rale in its widest sense. See Rale.

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rhonchus, noun, singular of rhonchi.

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