"characterized by snoring," 1802, from Modern Latin stertor (from Latin stertere "to snore," from PIE imitative root *pster-) + -ous. Related: Stertorously; stertorousness.
sternocleidomastoid
sternum
sternward
steroid
sterol
stertorous
stet
stethoscope
Stetson
stevedore
Steven
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