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Definitions related to wheezing:
  • A clinical finding in which there is a raspy high-pitched whistling sound noted on expiration or inspiration associated with obstruction of the lower airways.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
  • A high-pitched breath sound resulting from a narrowing or obstruction of the small airways.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A high-pitched whistling sound associated with labored breathing.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A symptom and a finding during physical examination, characterized by a high-pitched, whistling sound during breathing. It results from the narrowing or obstruction of the respiratory airways. The most common causes of wheezing are asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tracheobronchitis, and pulmonary edema.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A symptom and finding during physical examination, characterized by high-pitched, whistling sound during breathing. it results from narrowing or obstruction of the respiratory airways.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by a high-pitched, whistling sound during breathing. It results from the narrowing or obstruction of the respiratory airways.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Wheezing is a relatively high-pitched whistling noise produced by movement of air through narrowed or compressed small airways. It is a symptom as well as a physical finding.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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