Word: rales
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rales
Definition: Abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound heard from the lungs, often audible only with a stethoscope.
Morphemes:
Affix: rale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: râle
Language: fr
Decoded: rale
Meaning: groan
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix