Definition of crepitation in English:
crepitation
noun ˌkrɛpɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌkrɛpəˈteɪʃən
1A crackling or rattling sound.
Example sentencesExamples
- The thump of a stapler, the snick of a ballpoint, the rattle of paper, the bass crepitation of the mail cart against the carpet.
- 1.1Medicine A crackling sound made when breathing with an inflamed lung, detected using a stethoscope.
chest examination showed left basal crepitations
Example sentencesExamples
- On physical examination, crepitations were the main auscultatory findings, followed by rhonchi and wheezing.
- Esophageal perforation may result in neck swelling, crepitations, and pneumomediastinum.
- Lung sounds are usually normal, or with minimal bibasal crepitations, and talc deposits may sometimes be visualized in the blood vessels of the retina.
- The results of physical examination were significant for bilateral basal diffuse rhonchi and crepitation.
- All physicians had some experience in paediatrics and were retrained in the recognition of crepitations, bronchial breathing, and wheezing by a senior paediatrician every three months.
2Entomology
mass noun The explosive ejection of irritant fluid from the abdomen of a bombardier beetle.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French crépitation or Latin crepitatio(n-), from the verb crepitare (see crepitate).
Definition of crepitation in US English:
crepitation
nounˌkrepəˈtāSHənˌkrɛpəˈteɪʃən
1A crackling or rattling sound.
Example sentencesExamples
- The thump of a stapler, the snick of a ballpoint, the rattle of paper, the bass crepitation of the mail cart against the carpet.
- 1.1Medicine A crackling sound made in breathing by a person with an inflamed lung, detected using a stethoscope.
Example sentencesExamples
- The results of physical examination were significant for bilateral basal diffuse rhonchi and crepitation.
- Esophageal perforation may result in neck swelling, crepitations, and pneumomediastinum.
- All physicians had some experience in paediatrics and were retrained in the recognition of crepitations, bronchial breathing, and wheezing by a senior paediatrician every three months.
- On physical examination, crepitations were the main auscultatory findings, followed by rhonchi and wheezing.
- Lung sounds are usually normal, or with minimal bibasal crepitations, and talc deposits may sometimes be visualized in the blood vessels of the retina.
- 1.2Entomology The explosive ejection of irritant fluid from the abdomen of a bombardier beetle.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French crépitation or Latin crepitatio(n-), from the verb crepitare (see crepitate).