'Crepitant rale' definitions:
Definition of 'Crepitant rale'
From: GCIDE
- crepitant \crep"i*tant\ (kr?p"?-tant), a. [See Crepitate.] Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling. [1913 Webster]
- Crepitant rale (Med.), a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung disease. [1913 Webster]