stertorous breathing

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• Stertorous — Ster to*rous (st[ e]r t[ o]*r[u^]s), a. [L. stertere to snore: cf. F. stertoreux.] Characterized by a deep snoring, which accompanies inspiration in some diseases, especially apoplexy; hence, hoarsely breathing; snoring. [1913 Webster] Burning,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stertorous — adjective stertorous breathing makes a noisy sound: His breathing was stertorous but regular …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stertorous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of breathing) noisy and laboured. DERIVATIVES stertorously adverb. ORIGIN from Latin stertere to snore …   English terms dictionary

• Breathing — The process of respiration, during which air is inhaled into the lungs through the mouth or nose due to muscle contraction, and then exhaled due to muscle relaxation. * * * Inhalation and exhalation of air or gaseous mixtures. SYN: pneusis.… …   Medical dictionary

• Stertorous — Medically used word expresses respiration characterized by a heavy snoring or gasping sound, i.e hoarsely breathingIt occurs in common with mouth breathing due to chronic nasal obstructionThe patient is called (stertor)ee also*Death rattle …   Wikipedia

• stertorous — stertorously, adv. stertorousness, n. /sterr teuhr euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by stertor or heavy snoring. 2. breathing in this manner. [1795 1805; STERTOR + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

• stertorous — Synonyms and related words: asthmatic, brassy, brazen, breathing, choked, coarse, cracked, croaking, croaky, dry, errhine, expiratory, gruff, guttural, harsh, harsh sounding, heaving, hoarse, huffing, husky, inspiratory, metallic, nasal, panting …   Moby Thesaurus

• stertorous — ster·to·rous || stÉœrtÉ™rÉ™s / stɜːtrÉ™s adj. pertaining to a loud snoring sound which accompanies breathing (often caused by certain diseases) …   English contemporary dictionary

• stertorous — [ stə:t(ə)rəs] adjective (of breathing) noisy and laboured. Derivatives stertorously adverb Origin C19: from mod. L. stertor snoring sound (from L. stertere to snore ) + ous …   English new terms dictionary

• stertorous — ster•to•rous [[t]ˈstɜr tər əs[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by stertor or heavy snoring 2) breathing in this manner • Etymology: 1795–1805 ster′to•rous•ly, adv. ster′to•rous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• stertorous — /ˈstɜtərəs / (say stertuhruhs) adjective 1. characterised by stertor or heavy snoring. 2. breathing heavily or noisily. –stertorously, adverb –stertorousness, noun …