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crepitant rale

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Main Entry: crepitant rale
Function: noun
: a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung diseases
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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crepitant rale n.
A fine bubbling or crackling sound heard on auscultation, produced by the presence of a very thin secretion in the smaller bronchial tubes.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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