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Definition of stridor in English: stridornoun ˈstrʌɪdəˈstraɪdər mass noun1A harsh or grating sound. the engines' stridor increased - 1.1Medicine A harsh vibrating noise when breathing, caused by obstruction of the windpipe or larynx.
Example sentencesExamples - This case highlights the importance of considering epiglottitis early in the differential diagnosis of a child presenting with upper respiratory distress or stridor.
- Later, the child appears acutely ill with fever, upper airway compromise, stridor, drooling and respiratory distress.
- On examination he was feverish and had stridor and tachycardia.
- On physical examination, the patient had no stridor, respiratory distress, or cervical lymphadenopathy.
- In the emergency room she had labored breathing and stridor.
- The patient initially presented at age 13 months to the paediatric department at another hospital with fever, drooling, toxicity and stridor.
- On examination, she was noted to be sitting upright and breathing without tachypnea, retractions or stridor.
Synonyms clank, clanking, clink, clinking, chink, chinking, jangling, jingle, jingling, clash, clashing, clang, clanging, rattle, rattling, clangour
Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, from stridere 'to creak'. Rhymes chider, cider, divider, eider, glider, Guider, Haida, hider, Ida, insider, Oneida, outsider, provider, rider, Ryder, Saida, slider, spider, strider Definition of stridor in US English: stridornounˈstrīdərˈstraɪdər 1A harsh or grating sound. the engines' stridor increased - 1.1Medicine A harsh vibrating noise when breathing, caused by obstruction of the windpipe or larynx.
Example sentencesExamples - The patient initially presented at age 13 months to the paediatric department at another hospital with fever, drooling, toxicity and stridor.
- Later, the child appears acutely ill with fever, upper airway compromise, stridor, drooling and respiratory distress.
- In the emergency room she had labored breathing and stridor.
- On examination, she was noted to be sitting upright and breathing without tachypnea, retractions or stridor.
- This case highlights the importance of considering epiglottitis early in the differential diagnosis of a child presenting with upper respiratory distress or stridor.
- On physical examination, the patient had no stridor, respiratory distress, or cervical lymphadenopathy.
- On examination he was feverish and had stridor and tachycardia.
Synonyms clank, clanking, clink, clinking, chink, chinking, jangling, jingle, jingling, clash, clashing, clang, clanging, rattle, rattling, clangour
Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, from stridere ‘to creak’. |