Thesaurus: rale

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1. n. An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.
2. n. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
3. 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.
4. An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanyingthe normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.
5. n a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)