stertor

[ stur-ter ]

/ ˈstɜr tər /

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noun Pathology.

a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.

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Origin of stertor

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

Words nearby stertor

sternwheel, sternwheeler, steroid, steroidogenesis, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stet, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-, stethometer

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How to use stertor in a sentence

In urmic coma true stertor is less apt to be observed; sometimes the respiration in this condition has a hissing sound.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
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

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