estertor

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin stertōrem, from stertō (“to snore”).

Noun

estertor m (plural estertores)

raucus breathing
(medicine) an abnormal breathing sound heard during auscultation

Related terms

estertorado
estertorante
estertorar
estertorizar
estertoroso

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esteɾˈtoɾ/ [es.t̪eɾˈt̪oɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: es‧ter‧tor

Noun

estertor m (plural estertores)

death rattle
Synonym: estertores

Derived terms

estertor sibilante

Further reading

“estertor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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