n. a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels
He used a stethoscope to listen for rhonchi.
He used a stethoscope to listen for rhonchi.
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wheezingsound; snoring sound; rattling sound in the chest
quiet
2 syllables
rhon-chi
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