rhonchus

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  1. noun A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube.

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  1. Latin, a snoring, from Greek *rhonkhos, variant of rhenkos, rhenkhos, from rhenkein, to snore.

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  1. = French rhoncus = Spanish Portuguese ronco, from Latin rhonchus, from Greek *ῤόγχος, ῤέγχος, properly ῤέγκος, a snoring, snorting, from ῤέγκειν, rarely ῤέγχειν, snore, snort.
 

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