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inspiratory stridor

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inspiratory stridor
n.
A crowing sound during the inspiratory phase of respiration during general anesthesia due to relaxation of the laryngeal muscles.
stridor (strī´dôr),
n a peculiar, harsh, vibrating sound produced during respiration.
stridor, inspiratory,
n the stridor heard in inspiration through a spasmodically closed glottis.
stridor, laryngeal,
n a stridor resulting from laryngeal stenosis.
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