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rale

[ ral, rahl ]
/ ræl, rɑl /
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noun Pathology.
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
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Origin of rale

1820–30; <French râle, derivative of râler to make a rattling sound in the throat; cf. rail3
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How to use rale in a sentence

  • I don't know what red rales are, but when the nurses say that, it means you aren't very sick and will soon be well.

    Sunny Slopes|Ethel Hueston

British Dictionary definitions for rale

rale

rle

/ (rɑːl) /

noun
med an abnormal coarse crackling sound heard on auscultation of the chest, usually caused by the accumulation of fluid in the lungs

Word Origin for rale

C19: from French râle, from râler to breathe with a rattling sound; compare rail ³
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