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Record 1 2022-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Lungs
CONT

Crackles, formerly known as rales, are discontinuous, intermittent, nonmusical sounds that are described according to their timing and duration within the respiratory phase, intensity, pitch, and location.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Poumons
CONT

Crépitants («crackles»). Ces sons pathologiques, discontinus, explosifs, apparaissent généralement dans la phase d'inspiration.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Pulmones
DEF

Ruido producido por el paso del aire a través de las mucosidades acumuladas en los bronquios, tráquea, faringe o alvéolos pulmonares. Puede escucharse a distancia o con el estetoscopio.

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