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Vocabulary Entry
stridor
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A shrill or harsh sound produced during breathing, often due to obstruction in the airway.
Example Sentences
"The patient was experiencing stridor while inhaling."
"Stridor can indicate a serious respiratory condition."
"The doctor listened for stridor as part of the examination."
V
verb
To produce a stridor; to make a harsh or shrill sound, particularly while breathing.
Example Sentences
"The child began to stridor when the asthma attack started."
"He would stridor at night due to his allergies."
"As the infection worsened, she began to stridor more frequently."