Rhonchus Definition
rŏngkəs
rhonchi
noun
A rattling sound, somewhat like snoring heard on auscultation of the chest when there is a partial bronchial obstruction; dry rale.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Rhonchus
Noun
Singular:
rhonchus
Plural:
rhonchiOrigin of Rhonchus
Latin a snoring from Greek rhonkhos variant of rhenkos, rhenkhos from rhenkein to snore
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin rhonchus, from an unattested variant of Ancient Greek ῥέγχος (rhenkhos, “snoring").
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