- subcrepitant rale
- a fine, moist rale heard in conditions associated with liquid in the smaller tubes; called also crackling r.
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subcrepitant rale
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subcrepitant — Nearly, but not frankly, crepitant; denoting a rale. * * * sub·crep·i·tant krep ət ənt adj partially crepitant: faintly crepitant <subcrepitant rales> * * * sub·crep·i·tant (səb krepґĭ tənt) pertaining to a rale that is… … Medical dictionary
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
crackling rale — subcrepitant r … Medical dictionary
subcrepitation — 1. The presence of subcrepitant rales. 2. A sound approaching crepitation in character. * * * sub·crep·i·ta·tion (sub″krep ĭ taґshən) the sound of a subcrepitant rale … Medical dictionary
