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sibilant rhonchus

sibilant rhonchus noun: wheezing.

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
    • There is a copious eruption of small papular and partly vesicular spots upon the thorax; the heart's sounds are somewhat flat, without murmur; a sibilant rhonchus is heard over all parts of the chest.1864 January 16, Thomas B. Peacock, “Cases of unusual slowness of pulse, with remarks”, in The Medical Times and Gazette, volume 1, page 56

Forms of sibilant rhonchus

pluralsibilant rhonchi

Questions about sibilant rhonchus

What does sibilant rhonchus mean?
Sibilant rhonchus means wheezing.
What part of speech is sibilant rhonchus?
Sibilant rhonchus is a noun.
What is the plural of sibilant rhonchus?
The plural of sibilant rhonchus is sibilant rhonchi.

Words near sibilant rhonchus in the dictionary

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

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