Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A harsh, shrill, grating, or creaking sound.
- noun Medicine A harsh, high-pitched sound in inhalation or exhalation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A harsh, creaking noise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise.
- noun medicine A high pitched sound heard on inspiration resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway usually indicative of serious airway obstruction.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Expiratory stridor -- This occurs when your child breathes out and it indicates a problem further down the windpipe.
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Biphasic stridor -- This occurs when your child breathes in and out, and it indicates a narrowing of the subglottis, the cartilage right below the vocal cords.
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It is not what Briony needs—if she had been having stridor, we would have heard the noise in her throat with each sharp intake of air.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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Noisy breathing (stridor) – An audible wheeze when your baby breathes in.
Laryngomalacia 2010
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It is not what Briony needs—if she had been having stridor, we would have heard the noise in her throat with each sharp intake of air.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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Inspiratory stridor -- This occurs when your child breathes and it indicates a collapse of tissue above the vocal cords.
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• “Barky” cough that sounds similar to the barking of a seal or dog; making a harsh, raspy, whooping sound when inhaling stridor; drooling; loss of appetite; disinterest in drinking fluids; too tired to cough.
Baby and Child Emergency First Aid Mitchell J. Einzig 2010
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• “Barky” cough that sounds similar to the barking of a seal or dog; making a harsh, raspy, whooping sound when inhaling stridor; drooling; loss of appetite; disinterest in drinking fluids; too tired to cough.
Baby and Child Emergency First Aid Mitchell J. Einzig 2010
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I have witnessed what would seem to be a tonic seizure where the muscles become rigid, the back is arched, I hear a stridor breathing pattern and sometimes Elizabeth screams.
The Neurologist: in brief Elizabeth McClung 2008
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I have witnessed what would seem to be a tonic seizure where the muscles become rigid, the back is arched, I hear a stridor breathing pattern and sometimes Elizabeth screams.
Archive 2008-10-01 Elizabeth McClung 2008
yarb commented on the word stridor
"So near the hull did they come, that the stridor or bony creak of their gaunt double-jointed pinions was audible."
- Melville, Billy Budd
July 21, 2011