RHONCHUS


Meaning of RHONCHUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈräŋ-kəs ]

noun

( plural rhon·chi ˈräŋ-ˌkī)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.