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- Dictionarywheeze/wiːz/
verb
- 1. breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages: "the illness often leaves her wheezing"
noun
- 1. a wheezing sound: "I talk with a wheeze" Similar
- 2. a clever or amusing scheme, idea, or trick: informal British "a new wheeze to help farmers" Similar
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a clever and often unusual idea or plan, especially one that is intended to achieve a profit or some other advantage: As a part of their latest marketing wheeze they're giving away tickets for the concert.
1. : a sound of wheezing. 2. a. : an often repeated and widely known joke used especially by entertainers. b. : a trite saying or proverb. Synonyms. Verb. blow. gasp.
Sibilant rhonchi. The sound of wheezing as heard with a stethoscope. Specialty. Pulmonology. Causes. virus, bacteria, common cold, allergy, pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis. A wheeze is a clinical symptom of a continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing. [1]
Wheezing is the shrill, coarse whistling or rattling sound your breath makes when your airway is partially blocked or narrowed. It’s usually most apparent when you breathe out (exhale). Sometimes, it can be a sign that you’re having breathing problems due to an underlying condition.
Jan 19, 2024 · Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound that can happen when you breathe. It’s caused by narrowed airways or inflammation, and is a symptom of a few different medical conditions....
Jun 13, 2022 · Wheezing is a high pitched whistling sound that occurs during breathing when the airways are narrowed. Commonly the sound is more prominent when you breathe out than when you breathe in (although not always).
Wheeze definition: to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound. See examples of WHEEZE used in a sentence.
What is a wheeze? In the 3rd edition of ‘Clinical Methods’, a wheeze is defined as, “...a high-pitched, musical, adventitious lung sound produced by airflow through an abnormally narrowed or compressed airway (s).” 1 Although an older publication, this is the definition that is still used today.
WHEEZE meaning: 1. to make a high, rough noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty: 2. a high…. Learn more.
To breathe in a gasping, strained way is to wheeze. You might not know you're allergic to cats until you walk into the house your friend shares with six felines and start to wheeze. A particular raspy, whistling kind of breathing characterizes a wheeze.
