ster·tor (stûr t r)n. A heavy snoring sound in respiration. [New Latin, from Latin stertere, to snore.] ster to·rous adj.ster to·rous·ly adv. |
stertor [ˈstɜːtə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) laborious or noisy breathing caused by obstructed air passages
[from New Latin, from Latin stertere to snore]
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| Noun | 1. |  stertor - the act of snoring or producing a snoring soundbreathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
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