a rattling or whistling respiratory sound resembling snoring, caused by secretions in the trachea or bronchi
Derived forms
rhonchal (ˈrhonchal) or rhonchial (ˈrhonchial)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from Latin, from Greek rhenkhos snoring
Examples of 'rhonchi' in a sentence
rhonchi
On physical examination, there was growth failure, respiratory distress, clubbing, hepatosplenomegaly, and occasional rhonchi.
S Bajaj, M Muranjan, S Karande, D Prabhat 2017, 'Rare disease heralded by pulmonary manifestations: Avoiding pitfalls of an “asthma”label', Journal of Postgraduate Medicinehttp://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2017;volume=63;issue=2;spage=122;epage=127;aulast=Bajaj. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A reported 30% of people worldwide have abnormal lung sounds, including crackles, rhonchi, and wheezes.
Chin-Hsing Chen, Wen-Tzeng Huang, Tan-Hsu Tan, Cheng-Chun Chang, Yuan-Jen Chang 2015, 'Using K-Nearest Neighbor Classification to Diagnose Abnormal Lung Sounds', Sensorshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/6/13132. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On her physical examination, she was afebrile, had rhonchi and mild epigastric tenderness.
Yildiz Levent, Bektas Ahmet, Hokelek Murat, Cakar Burcu, Altintop Levent, KaraoglanogluMuge 2010, 'Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritisand bronchial asthma: a case report', Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobialshttp://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/9/1/27. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Her breathing sound was slightly coarse without rales or rhonchi on auscultation.
Tsai Chung-Hong, Lai Yih-Shyong, Luh Shi-Ping, Tsao Thomas 2007, 'Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP): Report of a case manifested as a mediastinal massand multiple pulmonary nodules and review of literature', World Journal of Surgical Oncologyhttp://www.wjso.com/content/5/1/123. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Physical examination was significant for bibasilar rhonchi.
Yalavarthy Umesh C, Panda Mukta 2008, 'A middle-aged female with recurrent sinopulmonary infections: a case report', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/117. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Her initial chest examination reveals coarse rhonchi in both lungs.
Adial A , Arshed D , Sanso L , Iftikhar A 2018, 'Medical image of the week: headcheese sign', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2018/4/4/medical-image-of-the-week-headcheese-sign.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient was afebrile and physical exam was remarkable only for scattered bilateral rhonchi.
Monahan K , VanHook CJ 2016, 'Medical image of the week: complex arteriovenous malformation', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2016/5/18/medical-image-of-the-week-complex-arteriovenous-malformation.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Respiratory system examination revealed bilateral polyphonic rhonchi.
Sreejith MG Nair, Veena Pinto, Veerendra K Hirebile, Roshan Maroli 2015, 'Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in asthma exacerbation: Anunusual presentation', Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Scienceshttp://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2015;volume=3;issue=1;spage=58;epage=60;aulast=Nair. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)