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Meaning of "stertor" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STERTOR

From New Latin, from Latin stertere to snore.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STERTOR

stertor  [ˈstɜːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STERTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stertor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STERTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stertorous

Stertorous is a medical term used to express a respiratory sound characterized by heavy snoring or gasping. It is caused by partial obstruction of airway above the level of the larynx and by vibrations of tissue of the naso-pharynx, pharynx or soft palate.. It is low pitched, nonmusical and occurs during the inspiratory phase only. In general terms it is a snoring or snuffly sound. The patient is said to suffer from stertor. Stertorous breathing will be audible in the epileptic patient during the post-ictal phase following a tonic-clonic seizure.

Definition of stertor in the English dictionary

The definition of stertor in the dictionary is laborious or noisy breathing caused by obstructed air passages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STERTOR


Alberta
ælˈbɜːtə
assertor
əˈsɜːtə
Bizerta
bɪˈzɜːtə
Bizerte
bɪˈzɜːtə
converter
kənˈvɜːtə
convertor
kənˈvɜːtə
deserter
dɪˈzɜːtə
diverter
daɪˈvɜːtə
flirter
ˈflɜːtə
frankfurter
ˈfræŋkˌfɜːtə
Hirta
ˈhɜːtə
hurter
ˈhɜːtə
inserter
ɪnˈsɜːtə
inverter
ɪnˈvɜːtə
invertor
ɪnˈvɜːtə
Lacerta
ləˈsɜːtə
reverter
rɪˈvɜːtə
squirter
ˈskwɜːtə
subverter
səbˈvɜːtə
teleconverter
ˈtɛlɪkənˌvɜːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STERTOR

sternson
sternum
sternutation
sternutative
sternutator
sternutatories
sternutatory
sternward
sternwards
sternway
sternworks
steroid
steroidal
steroidogeneses
steroidogenesis
steroidogenic
sterol
stertorous
stertorously
stertorousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE STERTOR

actor
administrator
calculator
contractor
contributor
creator
director
doctor
editor
evertor
factor
generator
investor
monitor
motor
sartor
sector
vector
victor
visitor

Synonyms and antonyms of stertor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stertor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STERTOR

Find out the translation of stertor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stertor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stertor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鼾声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estertor
570 millions of speakers

English

stertor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stertor
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شخير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

stertor
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estertores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stertor
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stertor
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stertor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stertor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いびき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stertor
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stertor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stertor
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நோயினால், உண்டாகும் பலமான குறட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सडलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stertor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stertor
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stertor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

stertor
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stertor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stertor
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stridor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stertor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stertor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stertor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STERTOR»

The term «stertor» is used very little and occupies the 157.877 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STERTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stertor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stertor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stertor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STERTOR»

Discover the use of stertor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stertor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Feline Internal Medicine Secrets
7. What complaints suggest conformational disease of the upper respiratory tract ? Diseases of the upper respiratory tract usually lead to loud and abnormal breathing sounds such as stertor and stridor. Stertor resembles a snoring noise and is ...
Michael R. Lappin, 2001
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Hawkins, the definitions of the three forms of stertor (palatine, pharyngeal, and mucous stertor) treated of in vol. xlviii. of the Medico-Chirurgical Transactions are referred to, as well as a " laryngeal stertor" in chloroform poisoning spoken of by ...
‎1870
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The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
Pulse 104 soft, skin moist, tongue brown and furred, respiration without stertor. At noon his pulse became fuller, wound dressed and looks well, bowels not open since the accident. Calomel with Jalap a scruple directly, and repeat it if the ...
‎1834
4
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
by Mr. Sampson, of Salisbury, saved the life of a poor patient, dying from the apoplexy of deep intoxication. I may here observe, that if the stupor and stertor continue, the next series of phenomena are those observed to result from defect of the ...
‎1842
5
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Practical Medicine
... as the symptoms of concussion did not soon pass away, and on the day after the injury there was slight stertor. The symptoms did not disappear in less than a fortnight, though very active antiphlogistic treatment was employed.
‎1833
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The American Medical Intelligencer
A sudden attack of a peculiar' modification of coma and stertor ; which may be temporary, or end in death. 3. A sudden attack of convulsions ; which may be temporary, or terminate in death. 4. A combination of the two latter ; consisting of a ...
Robley Dunglison, 1840
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Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Stertor is sonorous respiratory noise similar to snor— ing that is characteristic of obstruction of the phar— ynx, nasopharynx, or nasal cavity. Generally, stridor is caused by laryngeal paralysis, which is seen pre— dominantly in large, aged ...
Donald A. Yool, 2012
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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Small Mammal
... 496 red eye in rabbits and, 504 rhinitis and sinusitus in rodents and, 610 stertor and stridor in guinea pigs and, 329 stertor and stridor in rabbits and, 517 toxoplasmosis in rabbits and, 521 ulcerative pododermatitis in rabbits and, 529 weight ...
Barbara L. Oglesbee, 2011
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The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery
There is little or no labour of respiration, no stertor, and no convulsions. ... with stertor, or, in other words, apoplexy : it is, nevertheless, different from ordinary apoplexy: it is the serous apoplexy of authors, and presents the usual general ...
Daniel Drake, Lunsford Pitts Yandell, 1840
10
Guy's Hospital Reports
There is little or no labour of respiration, no stertor, and no convulsions. Slight degrees of it occasionally precede and pass into the next or second form. This second form of cerebral affection is that of a sudden attack of coma with stertor, or , ...
George Hilaro Barlow, James P. Babington, Edward Cock, 1839

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STERTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stertor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Does My Cat... Snore?
The low-pitched sound, called stertor, usually results from soft tissue or fluid interfering with the smooth passage of air through the nose or throat. As in people, it ... «Care2.com, Apr 15»
2
Words of all kinds: Big, small, simple, high-falluting
... the Aubrey-Maturin series, “bashi-bazouks” (“one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality), “stertorious” (from “stertor,” Latin for deep, ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Feb 14»
3
Breathe easier
Less than complete obstruction can present with stertor (noisy upper airway sounds) and periodic respiratory distress with possible desaturation events. «AAP News, Mar 12»

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