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rale.

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.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ɹɑːl/UK/ɹɑl/US/ɹæl/US/ɹeɪl/US
  1. 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.

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Where this word comes from

From French râle (“groan”).

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