Rales are discontinuous sounds heard primarily with a stethoscope during inspiration that resemble the sound of the rustling of cellophane; often heard at the base of the lung posteriorly in heart failure, pneumonia, and pulmonary fibrosis. (also called crackles).
From: Exploring Medical Language, LaFleur Brooks. Elsevier
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