"rhonchus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɒŋ.kəs/ [UK], /ˈɹɑŋ.kəs/ [US] Audio: En-us-rhonchus.ogg Forms: rhonchi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rhonchus (“snoring”), from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos) (Caelius Aurelianus), of imitative origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|rhonchus|t=snoring}} Latin rhonchus (“snoring”), {{uder|en|grc|ῥόγχος}} Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos) Head templates: {{en-noun|rhonchi}} rhonchus (plural rhonchi)
  1. (medicine) A dry rattling sound heard during breathing, due to deposits in the bronchial tubes. Categories (topical): Medical signs and symptoms, Medicine, Sounds Derived forms: rhonchial, sibilant rhonchus Translations (sound): хрип (hrip) [masculine] (Bulgarian), rohina (Finnish), rahina (Finnish), korina (Finnish), korina (Ingrian), rzężenie (Polish), rzężenia [plural] (Polish)

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