RHONCHAL
Rhon`chal, a. (Med.)
Defn: Rhonchial.
RHONCHIAL
Rhon"chi*al, a. (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi. Rhonchial fremitus. Etym: [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring.] (Med.) A vibration of the chest wall that may be felt by the hand laid upon its surface. It is caused in the production of rhonchi in the bronchial tubes.
RHONCHISONANT Rhon*chis"o*nant, a. Etym: [L. rhonchus a snoring + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.]
Defn: Making a snorting noise; snorting. [R.]
RHONCHUS
Rhon"chus, n.; pl. Rhonchi. Etym: [L., a snoring, a croaking.] (Med.)
Defn: An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to râle in its widest sense. See Râle.
RHOPALIC
Rho*pal"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. rhopalique.] (Pros.)
Defn: Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.