n.
Pronunciation: ' rä ŋ -k ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural rhon · chi \ ' rä ŋ - ˌ k ī \
Etymology: Late Greek, from rhenchein to snore, wheeze; probably akin to Old Irish sreinnid he snores
Date: 1829
: a whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partly obstructed