Estertor (en. Rattle)

es-ter-tor

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: Characteristic and abnormal sound of breathing, which often indicates problems in the respiratory system.

Example Sentence: The patient emitted a stertor that worried the doctors.

El enfermo emitió un estertor que preocupó a los médicos.

Definition: Noise made by a person trying to breathe while in a state of great weakness.

Example Sentence: His stertor was a sign of the severity of his condition.

Su estertor era un signo de la gravedad de su afección.

Etymology/Origin: It comes from the Latin 'stertor', which refers to the sound of breathing.

Common Phrase: to make stertor

Common Phrase: to emit an abnormal breathing sound.

hacer estertor

Common Phrase: death rattle

Common Phrase: characteristic noise that a person makes before dying.

estertor de muerte

Related Word: snoring

Related Word Description: Sound produced while sleeping due to obstruction of the airways.

ronquido

Related Word: breathing

Related Word Description: Process by which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in living beings.

respiración

Slang Meaning: Refers to a person in critical condition.

Slang Example: He's so bad that he seems like a stertor.

Está tan mal que parece un estertor.

Slang Meaning: To describe the heavy breathing of someone who has been exercising a lot.

Slang Example: After running, he was stertoring.

Después de correr, estaba estertorando.