Definitions for: Rhonchus

[n] a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels

Webster (1913) Definition: Rhon"chus, n.; pl. Rhonchi. [L., a snoring, a
croaking.] (Med.)
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 r[^a]le in its widest sense. See R[^a]le.

See Also: noise

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