stertor

[ stur-ter ]

/ ˈstɜr tər /

noun Pathology.

a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.

Nearby words

steroid ulcer, steroidal, steroidogenesis, steroids, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stertorously, stet, stethalgia, stetho-

Origin of stertor

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

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Examples 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

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Medicine definitions for stertor

stertor

[ stûr′tər ]

n.

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

Related formsster′to•rous adj.ster′to•rous•ly adv.