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Stertorious
Stertorious Ster*to"ri*ous, a. Stertorous. [R.]
Stertorous
Stertorous Ster"to*rous, a. [L. stertere to snore: cf. F. stertoreux.] Characterized by a deep snoring, which accompaines inspiration in some diseases, especially apoplexy; hence, hoarsely breathing; snoring. Burning, stertorous breath that hurt her cheek. --Mrs. Browning. The day has ebbed away, and it is night in his room, before his stertorous breathing lulls. --Dickens.

Meaning of Stertor from wikipedia

- Stertor (from Latin stertere 'to snore') is a term first used in 1804 to describe a noisy breathing sound, such as snoring. It is caused by partial obstruction...
- in Folkestone, England. In 1891 he presented a paper with the title 'On Stertor, Apoplexy, and the Management of the Apoplectic State' in relation to stroke...
- flow in the larynx or lower in the bronchial tree. It is different from a stertor, which is a noise originating in the pharynx. Stridor is a physical sign...
- sounds and added sounds such as crackles, wheezes, pleural friction rubs, stertor, and stridor. Description and classification of the sounds usually involve...
- Auscultation Stethoscope Respiratory sounds Stridor Wheeze Crackles Rhonchi Stertor Squawk Pleural friction rub Fremitus Bronchophony Death rattle Elicited...
- the larynx or lower in the bronchial tree. It is not to be confused with stertor. Causes are typically obstructive, including foreign bodies, croup, epiglottitis...
- Hamill's voice for skekTek is noticeably raspier and gives him an added stertor. Also known as the Gourmand and the counterpart to the urRu urAmaj the...
- head, tremors, dizziness, pupillary dilatation, twitching of the eyes, stertor, copious sweating, hematuria, convulsive movements, tetanic cramps stupor...
- elongated soft palate. -         Pharyngeal Noise: This noise is termedstertor’ and occurs when a dog cannot ‘pant’ normally due to blockage. So, the...
- days became gradually unconscious, and he died with continuous mucous stertor. He was buried at Chislehurst by his own request. The last few years of...