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

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
plural rhonchi , 1829, from Latinized form of Greek rhenkhos , rhankos , properly "a snoring, snorting," from rhenkein "to snore, snort," of imitative origin. Related: Rhonchal ; rhonchial .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A dry rattling sound heard during breathing, due to deposits in the bronchial tubes.

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels [also: rhonchi (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rhonchus \Rhon"chus\, n.; pl. Rhonchi . [L., a snoring, a croaking.] (Med.) An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent ...