"stertor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɝtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈstɝtoɹ/ [General-American], /ˈstɜːtə/ [UK], /ˈstɜːtɔː/ [UK] Forms: stertors [plural]
Etymology: From Latin stertō (“I snore”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|stertō||I snore}} Latin stertō (“I snore”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stertor (countable and uncountable, plural stertors)
  1. (biology, medicine) The act of snoring, especially heavy snoring. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of heavy snoring): хъркане (hǎrkane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kuorsaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-stertor-en-noun-1-9kTPIn Categories (other): Biology, Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 55 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'act of heavy snoring': 77 23
  2. (biology, medicine) A snoring sound, as for example even during wakefulness in infants with breathing difficulties. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (heavy snoring sound): kuorsaus (Finnish), esteror (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stertor-en-noun-iaoQdp0D Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Biology, Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Sounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Sounds: 30 70 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'heavy snoring sound': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stertorous, stertorously

Inflected forms

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