rales

/ɹeɪɫs/

noun

  1. 1

    (now chiefly in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound heard from the lungs, often audible only with a stethoscope.

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