sonorous rale
[ sŏn′ər′əs, sə-nôr- ]
n.
A cooing or snoring sound heard on auscultation, often produced by the vibration of a projecting mass of viscid secretion in a large bronchus.
Words nearby sonorous rale
sonometer, sonora, sonorant, sonority, sonorous, sonorous rale, sons and lovers, sons of freedom, sons of liberty, sonship, sonsonate
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