rale

== English == === Etymology === From French râle (“groan”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɑːl/ (US) IPA(key): /ɹɑl/, /ɹæl/, /ɹeɪl/ Rhymes: -ɑːl, -æl, -eɪl === Noun === rale (plural rales) (medicine, now chiefly in the plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema. 1861, Austin Flint, American Medical Times, 7 Dec 1961: If you were to tell a patient that he had a ‘rhonchus’ in his chest, he would imagine that it was something formidable, while, if you said that he had a ‘râle’ he would not be alarmed. ==== Alternative forms ==== râle ==== Synonyms ==== crackles ==== Hyponyms ==== crepitation ==== Translations ==== === See also === bilateral, basal, basilar, bibasilar === Anagrams === Arel, Earl, Elar, Lare, Lear, Rael, Raël, Real, earl, lare, lear, real == Portuguese == === Verb === rale inflection of ralar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative