Word: rales
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rales
Definition: Plural of rale; a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
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: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).