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Rhonchi |
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Wheezes and rhonchi are continuous musical lung sounds. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) Committee on pulmonary nomenclature defines wheezes as high-pitched continuous sounds with a dominant frequency of 400 Hz or more, and rhonchi as low-pitched continuous musical sounds with a dominant frequency of about 200 Hz or less. Abnormal breath sounds characterized by low-pitched, snoring or rattle-like sounds. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0030831 |
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Wheezes and rhonchi are continuous musical lung sounds. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) Committee on pulmonary nomenclature defines wheezes as high-pitched continuous sounds with a dominant frequency of 400 Hz or more, and rhonchi as low-pitched continuous musical sounds with a dominant frequency of about 200 Hz or less. |
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UMLS:C0035508 MSH:D012135 SNOMEDCT_US:24612001 |
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| definition |
Abnormal breath sounds characterized by low-pitched, snoring or rattle-like sounds. |
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Rhonchi |
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HP:0030831 |
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Rhonchi |
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