Word
rale
啰音；水泡音
a rapid series of short loud sounds heard with a stethoscope in some respiratory disorders
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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.
肺部异常声音,如咔嗒声或噼啪声,听诊时听到,由气道塌陷或肺水肿引起
肺部异常声音,如咔嗒声或噼啪声,听诊时听到,由气道塌陷或肺水肿引起；罗音；水泡音；[医] 音
In use
The doctor heard fine rales in the patient's lower lungs.
Rales often indicate fluid in the small airways.
She described the rales as a series of crackling sounds.
hear [adj] rales
The doctor heard crackling rales in the patient's lungs.
医生在患者的肺部听到了爆裂性罗音。
rales in [body part]
Rales in the lower lobes suggest fluid accumulation.
下叶的罗音提示液体聚集。
[aux] [modal] rale(s) [verb]
A rale was heard during the examination.
检查时听到了罗音。
Common mistakes
The doctor detected rale in his chest.The doctor detected rales in his chest.
Rale为可数名词，复数形式为rales。中文学习者可能受母语影响忽略复数，应使用rales表示多个啰音。
The patient has rale in both lungs.The patient has rales in both lungs.
Rale是可数名词，通常需用复数rales来指代多个啰音。中文无复数变化，故易误用单数。
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