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单词 stertor
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stertor

[ stur-ter ]
/ ˈstɜr tər /

noun Pathology.

a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.

Origin of stertor

1795–1805; <Latin stert(ere) to snore + -or1

Words nearby stertor

steroid acne, steroid hormone, steroidogenesis, steroid ulcer, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stet, stethalgia, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-
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Example sentences from the Web for stertor

  • In the coma of uræmia or of diabetes there is no true paralysis, nor is there stertor.

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
  • Coma with stertor, and a full, bounding pulse, indicates liberal bloodletting.

    Hard Cash|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for stertor

stertor
/ (ˈstɜːtə) /

noun

laborious or noisy breathing caused by obstructed air passages

Word Origin for stertor

C17: from New Latin, from Latin stertere to snore
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for stertor

stertor
[ stûrtər ]

n.

A heavy snoring inspiratory sound occurring in coma or deep sleep, sometimes due to obstruction of the larynx or upper airways.

Other words from stertor

sterto•rous adj.sterto•rous•ly adv.
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