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rale - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rale' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rale [ n.]
- An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.

Meaning of 'rale' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rale [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
Example in sentence:
  • the death rattle