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râle
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râle, n. [F. râle. Cf. Rail the bird.].
An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus. [1913 Webster]
" Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists; differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist, dry, clicking, whistling, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary, and pleural." [1913 Webster]
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