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sibilant rhonchi

sibilant rhonchi is the plural of sibilant rhonchus.

Meaning of sibilant rhonchus

Noun

sibilant rhonchus (plural sibilant rhonchi)

  1. (dated) wheezing
    • The sonorous rhonchus is heard in the larger tubes; but when the inflammation extends to the smaller tubes, a sibilant rhonchus is produced, which is caused by the same physical condition as the sonorous, but difi'ers from it on account of the smaller calibre of the tubes in which it occurs.1841, The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 23, page 7

Questions about sibilant rhonchi

What is sibilant rhonchi the plural of?
Sibilant rhonchi is the plural of sibilant rhonchus.

Words near sibilant rhonchi in the dictionary

  1. sibilance
  2. sibilances
  3. sibilancies
  4. sibilancy
  5. sibilant
  6. sibilant rhonchi
  7. sibilant rhonchus
  8. sibilantly
  9. sibilants
  10. sibilate
  11. sibilated

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