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stridor
[ strahy-der ]
noun
- a harsh, grating, or creaking sound.
- Pathology. a harsh respiratory sound due to any of various forms of obstruction of the breathing passages.
stridor
/ ˈstraɪdɔː /
noun
- pathol a high-pitched whistling sound made during respiration, caused by obstruction of the air passages
- literary.a harsh or shrill sound
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of stridor1
Example Sentences
This woman’s breath was noisiest when she inhaled — a type of wheeze known as stridor.
He still suggests easing coughing and stridor by running a humidifier, however, or by having kids breathe in a room with a steamy shower or bath.
It didn’t explain the stridor, which was his greatest concern.
During that visit, Welch said, Joseph did not cough, although he tried to re-create the high-pitched wheezing, called stridor, which characterized his coughing episodes, as his mother described the sound.
The axillary temperature was 103°, pulse 140; slight stridor in breathing and some cough; fauces very red, but free from membrane.
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