- vesicular rale
- crepitant r.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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
sound — 1. The vibrations produced by a sounding body, transmitted by the air or other medium, and perceived by the internal ear. 2. An elongated cylindrical, usually curved, instrument of metal, used for exploring the bladder or other cavities of the… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
VR — Abbreviation for vocal resonance. * * * right arm [electrode]; Valsalva ratio; valve replacement; valvular regurgitation; vanilloid receptor; variable rate; variable ratio; variable region; vascular resistance; vasopressin receptor; venous flow… … Medical dictionary
VR — • right arm [electrode]; • Valsalva ratio; • valve replacement; • valvular regurgitation; • vanilloid receptor; • variable rate; • variable ratio; • variable region; • vascular resistance; • vasopressin receptor; • venous flow reversal; • venous… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations