- clicking rale
- a small, sticky, moist rale heard during inhalation, caused by the passage of air through secretions in the smaller bronchi.
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clicking rale
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Rale — R[^a]le (r[aum]l), n. [F. r[^a]le. Cf. {Rail} the bird.] (Med.) An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See {Rhonchus}. [1913 Webster] Note: Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Crackles — ICD 10 R09.8 ICD 9 786.7 Crackles, crepitations, or rales are the clicking, rattling, or crackling noises that may be made by one or both lungs of a human with a respiratory disease dur … Wikipedia
Rales — SignSymptom infobox Name = Rales ICD10 = ICD10|R|09|8|r|00 ICD9 = ICD9|786.7 Rales, crackles or crepitations, are the clicking, rattling, or crackling noises heard on auscultation of (listening to) the lung with a stethoscope during inhalation.… … Wikipedia
