adj 1  :  visible to the naked eye or by means of a compound microscope < particles>   2  of a tremor  :  of wide excursion <a tremor of the extremities>   3  :  harsh, raucous, or rough in tone - used of some sounds heard in auscultation in pathological states of the chest < rales>  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  car·ies  car·i·ous  co·ry·za  course 
 
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