 rale |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) | |
| Synonyms: | rattle rattling | |
| Examples: | "the death rattle" |
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| Related terms: | noise crepitation_rale rattle | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine) the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure | |
| Synonyms: | crepitation_rale | |
| Related terms: | symptom rattle crackle | |
| Similar spelling: |
Raley Rawley Railey Rayl Raul Rall rail Rael rally Rahal railway Reale |
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