Rhonchus

2 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)]