Associations to the word «Rhonchus»

Wiktionary

RHONCHUS, noun. (medicine) A dry rattling sound heard during breathing, due to deposits in the bronchial tubes.

Dictionary definition

RHONCHUS, noun. A sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats