noun
- abnormal rattling or wheezing sounds heard in the lungs during breathing, typically indicating obstruction or fluid in the airways
Usage: medical; plural form of rhonchus
Examples
- The doctor detected rhonchi in the patient’s chest during the examination.
- Rhonchi are often heard in patients with bronchitis or pneumonia.
- The nurse noted bilateral rhonchi on the respiratory assessment.
- Treatment with bronchodilators helped clear the rhonchi from his lungs.
- Fine rhonchi were audible throughout both lung fields.
- The presence of rhonchi suggested fluid accumulation in the airways.