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rhonchi

[rong-kuhs]

rhon·chus

[rong-kuhs]
noun, plural -chi [-kahy] .
a wheezing or snoring sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by an accumulation of mucus or other material.

Origin:
1820–30; < Latin: a snoring, croaking < Late Greek rhónchos, variant of Greek rhénchos

rhon·chi·al [rong-kee-uhl] , rhon·chal [rong-kuhl] , adjective
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rhonchus rhon·chus (rŏng'kəs)
n. pl. rhon·chi (-kī)
A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube.


rhon'chal (-kəl) adj.

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