Diseases

Respiratory Sounds

Noises, normal and abnormal, heard on auscultation over any part of the RESPIRATORY TRACT.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Noises, normal and abnormal, heard on auscultation over any part of the RESPIRATORY TRACT.

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Synonyms

23 entry terms
  • Breathing Sounds
  • Lung Sounds
  • Breathing Sound
  • Lung Sound
  • Respiratory Sound
  • Sound, Breathing
  • Sound, Lung
  • Sound, Respiratory
  • Sounds, Breathing
  • Sounds, Lung
  • Crackles
  • Pleural Rub
  • Rales
  • Rhonchi
  • Stridor
  • Wheezing
  • Crackle
  • Pleural Rubs
  • Rale
  • Rhonchus
  • Rub, Pleural
  • Stridors
  • Wheezings

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11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, diagnosis, drug effects, ethics, etiology, genetics, immunology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, veterinary.

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  1. C23.888w.852.779w
  2. E01w.370.386.720w
  3. G09.772.775w

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NLM Classification

WF 102

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Respiratory Sounds. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012135. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012135
  2. Respiratory Sounds. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_sounds
  3. Respiratory Sounds. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q779038