- crackling rale
- subcrepitant r.
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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
rale — /ral, rahl/, n. Pathol. an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs. [1820 30; < F râle, deriv. of râler to make a rattling sound in the throat; cf. RAIL3] * * * … Universalium
rale — noun /rɑːl/ An abnormal rattle or crackling sound heard in a stethoscope during breathing, caused by fluid in the lungs or the popping open of airways … Wiktionary
Crepitant rale — crepitant crep i*tant (kr?p ? tant), a. [See {Crepitate}.] Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling. [1913 Webster] {Crepitant rale} (Med.), a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung disease. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crepitant rale — n a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung diseases * * * a very fine rale, resembling the sound produced by rubbing a lock of hair between the fingers or by particles of salt thrown on fire; heard at the… … Medical dictionary
subcrepitant rale — a fine, moist rale heard in conditions associated with liquid in the smaller tubes; called also crackling r … Medical dictionary
crepitation rale — noun the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure • Hypernyms: ↑rattle, ↑rattling, ↑rale, ↑symptom … Useful english dictionary
crepitant rale — noun : a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung diseases … Useful english dictionary
crepitation — rale; n. a soft fine crackling sound heard in the lungs through the stethoscope. Crepitations are made either by air passages and alveoli (air sacs) opening up during inspiration or by air bubbling through fluid. They are not normally heard in… … The new mediacal dictionary
crepitation — 1. Crackling; the quality of a fine bubbling sound (rale) that resembles noise heard on rubbing hair between the fingers. 2. The sensation felt on placing the hand over the seat of a fracture when the broken ends of the bone are moved, or over… … Medical dictionary
