Sign or Symptom
stridor
stri·dor [ strahy-der ]
Etymology:
Latin stridor = a harsh or whistling noise
Definitions related to stridor:
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A clinical finding in which there is loud or harsh inspiratory noise associated with obstruction of the upper airway.ACC/AHA Clinical Data TerminologyAmerican College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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A high-pitched breath sound secondary to obstruction and turbulent air flow at the level of the larynx.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A symptom resulting from laryngeal obstruction. It is characterized by a high pitched breathing sound.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Stridor is a high pitched sound resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A disorder characterized by a high pitched breathing sound due to laryngeal or upper airway obstruction.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Stridor is a high-pitched, predominantly inspiratory sound. It is most commonly associated with acute disorders, such as foreign body aspiration, but can be due to more chronic disorders, such as tracheomalacia.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Stridor is an abnormal, high-pitched sound produced by turbulent airflow through a partially obstructed airway at the level of the supraglottis, glottis, subglottis, or trachea. Its tonal characteristics are extremely variable (ie, harsh, musical, or breathy); however, when combined with the phase, volume, duration, rate of onset, and...WebMD, 2019
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