3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rhonchus \Rhon"chus\, n.; pl. {Rhonchi}. [L., a snoring, a croaking.] (Med.) An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to r[^a]le in its widest sense. See {R[^a]le}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: rhonchus n : a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels [also: {rhonchi} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: rhonchi See {rhonchus}
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