noun
- heavy snoring or labored breathing with a rattling sound
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient’s stertor could be heard throughout the hospital room.
- His stertor indicated possible airway obstruction.
- The doctor noted the presence of stertor during the examination.
- Stertor often occurs when the upper airway is partially blocked.
- The loud stertor kept his roommate awake all night.
- Medical students learned to distinguish between stertor and stridor.