Meaning of RALE
| Pronunciation: | | ral
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| | Definition: | | [n] a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" |
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| | Synonyms: | | rattle, rattling |
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| | See Also: | | crepitation rale, noise | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \R[^a]le\, n. [F. r[^a]le. Cf. {Rail} the bird.] (Med.)
An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying
the normal respiratory sounds. See {Rhonchus}.
Note: Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists;
differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality,
as moist, dry, clicking, and sonorous; and in origin,
as tracheal, pulmonary, and pleural.
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