rale

Variant of râle

râle definition

râle or rale (räl)

noun

Med. an abnormal sound, as rattling or bubbling, accompanying the normal sound of breathing, and usually indicating a diseased condition of the lungs or bronchi

Etymology: Fr < râler, to rattle < MFr raaler: see rail

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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