stertor (Meaning)
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stertor (n)
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
Synonyms & Antonyms of stertor
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
stertor Sentence Examples
- The patient's stertorous breathing hinted at an impending airway obstruction.
- The sound of his stertor was eerily reminiscent of an animal's death rattle.
- The stertor accompanied by cyanosis indicated a critical drop in oxygen levels.
- The surgeon was concerned about the patient's increasing stertor during anesthesia.
- The comatose patient's stertor indicated depressed brainstem activity.
- The stertorous breathing was a telltale sign of a severe brain injury.
- The doctor listened intently to the patient's stertor, trying to gauge the severity of the airway compromise.
- The nurse was instructed to suction the patient's airway to relieve the stertor.
- The stertorous breathing made it difficult for the patient to communicate and express their needs.
- The surgeon opened the patient's airway, resulting in an immediate improvement in their stertorous breathing.
FAQs About the word stertor
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The patient's stertorous breathing hinted at an impending airway obstruction.
The sound of his stertor was eerily reminiscent of an animal's death rattle.
The stertor accompanied by cyanosis indicated a critical drop in oxygen levels.
The surgeon was concerned about the patient's increasing stertor during anesthesia.
