stridor.

A harsh, often high-pitched breathing sound associated with narrowed airflow, usually in the upper airway.

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Words that belong together

• inspiratory stridor
• audible stridor

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Inspiratory stridor was audible even when the speaker stopped trying to answer.

The clinician separated the stridor from the rough voice heard between breaths.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.