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Definition of: rhonchus
(rong′kəs) noun plural ·chi (-kī) Pathol.
A rattling or whistling sound in respiration, especially when it resembles snoring; a râle. [<L <Gk. rhonchos]
—rhon′chal, rhon′chi·al adjective
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