noun Download 🔗Share (now chiefly in 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. Examples : "The doctor listened to the patient's chest with a stethoscope and heard rales, indicating possible pneumonia. " medicine sound physiology body organ disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound heard from the lungs, often audible only with a stethoscope. Examples : "The doctor listened to the patient's breathing and said, "I hear rales in your lungs, which might indicate pneumonia." " medicine sound disease physiology body organ anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
