ruttles

Noun

ruttle (plural ruttles)

1. (Northern England) A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty in breathing.
   • The most common cause of ruttles is acute viral bronchitis and, in young children, upper airway viral infection.2018, Sotirios Fouzas et al., “Clinical Usefulness of Breath Sounds”, in Kostas Priftis et al., editors, Breath Sounds: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice, page 44

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