There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
RHONCHUS
rhonchus
(noun) a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rhonchus (plural rhonchi)
(medicine) A dry rattling sound heard during breathing, due to deposits in the bronchial tubes.
Source: Wiktionary
Rhon"chus, n.; pl. Rhonchi. Etym: [L., a snoring, a croaking.] (Med.)
Definition: An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to râle in its widest sense. See Râle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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