rhonchal
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rhon·chus
(rŏng′kəs)n. pl. rhon·chi (-kī)
A coarse rattling sound somewhat like snoring, usually caused by secretion in a bronchial tube.
[Latin, a snoring, from Greek *rhonkhos, variant of rhenkos, rhenkhos, from rhenkein, to snore.]
rhon′chal (-kəl), rhon′chi·al (-kē-əl) adj.
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