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Definitions for rale
ræl, rɑlrale

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rattle, rattling, ralenoun

    a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

    "the death rattle"

Wiktionary

  1. ralenoun

    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.

  2. Etymology: From French râle.

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  1. rale

    A rale is an abnormal rattling sound heard when examining unhealthy lungs with a stethoscope. It is often associated with conditions involving fluid buildup or inflammation in the lungs such as pneumonia or heart failure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ralenoun

    an adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus

  2. Etymology: [F. rle. Cf. Rail the bird.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Râle

    räl, n. (path.) an abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the lungs. [Fr.,—râler, to rattle—Low Ger. ratelen, to rattle.]

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  1. lare

  2. lear

  3. earl

  4. Earl

  5. real

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rale in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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