RALE


Meaning of RALE in English

/ral, rahl/ , n. Pathol.

an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.

[ 1820-30; râle, deriv. of râler to make a rattling sound in the throat; cf. RAIL 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .