estertor
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin stertōrem, from stertō (“to snore”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: es‧ter‧tor
Noun edit
estertor m (plural estertores)
- raucus breathing
- (medicine) an abnormal breathing sound heard during auscultation
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin stertere (“to snore”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
estertor m (plural estertores)
- death rattle
- Synonym: estertores
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “estertor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014