RALE SONORE
\ɹˈe͡ɪl sˈɒnɔː], \ɹˈeɪl sˈɒnɔː], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_l s_ˈɒ_n_ɔː]\
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A sound resembling at times the snoring-( F.) Ronflement-of a person asleep; at others the sound of the bass string of an instrument when rubbed with the finger, and not unfrequently the cooing- (F.) Roucoulement-of a dove. It seems to be caused by a contraction of the bronchial tubes, and is characteristic of chronic catarrh.
By Robley Dunglison
