Pronunciation : R?le
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. r?le. Cf. Rail the bird.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.
Note: Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists; differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist, dry, clicking, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary, and pleural.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913