"rale" meaning in English

See rale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɑːl/ [UK], /ɹɑl/ [US], /ɹæl/ [US], /ɹeɪl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rale.wav , En-us-ncalif-rales.ogg Forms: rales [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːl, -æl, -eɪl Etymology: From French râle (“groan”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|râle|t=groan}} French râle (“groan”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rale (plural rales)
  1. (medicine, now chiefly in the plural) 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. Wikipedia link: rales Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: râle, crackles Hyponyms: crepitation Related terms: bilateral, basal, basilar, bibasilar Translations (abnormal sound made by lungs and heard with a stethoscope): كراكر (Arabic), crepitant [masculine] (Catalan), ranera [feminine] (Catalan), 囉音 (Chinese Mandarin), 啰音 (luōyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), rahina (Finnish), crépitants [masculine, plural] (French), râle [masculine] (French), Rasselgeräusch [neuter] (German), rantolo [masculine] (Italian), 囉音 (raon) (alt: らおん) (Japanese), کراکل (kerâkel) (Persian), rzężenia [feminine] (Polish), rala [feminine] (Portuguese), хрип (xrip) [masculine] (Russian), crepitante [masculine] (Spanish), rassel (Swedish), เสียงแซมหายใจ (sǐiang sɛɛm hǎai jai) (Thai), ral (Turkish)

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      "roman": "sǐiang sɛɛm hǎai jai",
      "sense": "abnormal sound made by lungs and heard with a stethoscope",
      "word": "เสียงแซมหายใจ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "abnormal sound made by lungs and heard with a stethoscope",
      "word": "ral"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rale"
}

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