rale

noun \ˈral, ˈräl\

Definition of RALE

: an abnormal sound heard accompanying the normal respiratory sounds on auscultation of the chest

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French râle, from râler to make a rattling sound in the throat

First Known Use: 1828

Medical Dictionary

noun \ˈral, ˈräl\

: an abnormal sound heard accompanying the normal respiratory sounds on auscultation of the chest—compare rattle 2, rhonchus

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