Definitions for: Rale

[n] a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: rattle, rattling

See Also: crepitation rale, noise

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