Wheeze

wheeze (hwez) a whistling type of continuous sound.

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wheeze (wz)

v.

To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound.

n.

A wheezing sound.

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Wheeze

A whistling sound made by the flow of high-velocity air through narrowed airways. Wheezing is a symptom of several respiratory diseases including byssinosis and asthma.

Mentioned in: Byssinosis

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wheeze (wēz),

n an atypical, high- or low-pitched sound observed during expiration; caused by an increased velocity of air being forced through a constricted passage; may be caused by inflammation, asthma, bronchospasm, or an airway obstruction by a foreign body or tumor.

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wheeze,

n a whistling sound made during breathing that is caused by a foreign substance in the trachea or bronchus.

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wheeze

a whistling respiratory sound.

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wheeze Sibilant rhonchus Pulmonary medicine A type of continuous–> 250 msec, high-pitched, hissing lung sound, with a frequency of ≥ 400 Hz. See End-expiratory wheeze, Expiratory wheeze. Cf Rhonchus.