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Webster 1913 Edition


Rhonchial

Rhon′chi-al

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Adj.
(Med.)
Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi.
Rhonchial fremitus
.
[L.
fremitus
a dull roaring or murmuring.]
(Med.)
A vibration of the chest wall that may be felt by the hand laid upon its surface. It is caused in the production of rhonchi in the bronchial tubes.