Rhonchial \Rhon"chi*al\, a. (Med.)
Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi.
Rhonchial fremitus. [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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |