rale

[ral, rahl]

noun

Pathology.

1. an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.

rale

/ rɑːl /

noun

1. med an abnormal coarse crackling sound heard on auscultation of the chest, usually caused by the accumulation of fluid in the lungs

Word History and Origins

Origin of rale¹

1820–30; < French râle, derivative of râler to make a rattling sound in the throat; rail ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of rale¹

C19: from French râle , from râler to breathe with a rattling sound; compare _rail ³

Example Sentences

For my preceptor, similarly, those wet rales were as recognizable as a familiar jingle.

From The New Yorker

I’ve always had this rale—never ask anybody in that kind of situation; they will tell you what they want you to know.

From Literature

"The regent rales until the king is of age."

From Literature

Many of them were delicious in the rale; one of them was the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm.

From Literature

It must be gone through," said Flan Sucker,—"because them sentiments is the rale Dimmocracy, and we want to hear them.

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