: an abnormal sound heard accompanying the normal respiratory sounds on auscultation of the chest
Examples of rale in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFor my preceptor, similarly, those wet rales were as recognizable as a familiar jingle.—Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
French râle, from râler to make a rattling sound in the throat
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