- amphoric rale
- a coarse, musical, and tinkling rale caused by the splashing of fluid in a cavity connected with a bronchus. Called also bottle sound.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
amphoric rale
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Rale — A type of abnormal lung sound heard through a stethoscope. Rales may be sibilant (whistling), dry (crackling) or wet (more sloshy) depending on the amount and density of fluid refluxing back and forth in the air passages. The word rale is a… … Medical dictionary
bottle sound — amphoric rale … Medical dictionary
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