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Rale
/ɹɑːl/
(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.
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(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.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crepitation ralenoun | the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crepitation ralenoun | the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure |
| subcrepitant | Slightly crepitant. |
| crepitant | crackling; rattling |
| cracklesnoun | (medicine, plural only, lung sounds) rales |
| crepitationnoun | A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air. |
| crepitusnoun | (medicine) Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints. |
| resonancenoun | (uncountable) The quality of being resonant. |
| bruitnoun | (medicine) An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example, through using a stethoscope); a murmur. |
| cracklenoun | A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound. |
| crepitancenoun | Nonstandard spelling of crepitus. [(medicine) Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.] |
| cronchnoun | (now slang) Alternative form of crunch. [A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.] |
| cracklingnoun | (cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork. |
| rashnoun | (dermatology, medicine) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash. |
| wheezenoun | A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. |
| cracklinessnoun | The condition of being crackly |
| rucklenoun | A wrinkle. |
| crepsnoun | (medicine, colloquial) Crepitations. |
| crunchnoun | A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching. |
| sibilant rhonchusnoun | (medicine, dated) wheezing |
| creakingnoun | A noise that creaks. |
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