rhonchus

Meaning

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

Synonyms

creak

creaking

rasp

song

🎶

wheezing

râle

Translations

Rhonchus

Rasselgeräusch

ronflement

ronchus

rhonchus

ronco

rumore accessorio del respiro

rhonchus

reutelgeruis

ressono

ronco

ruído respiratório anormal

ronquido

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɒŋ.kəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhonchus (“snoring”), from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos) (Caelius Aurelianus), of imitative origin.