单词 | crepitation |
释义 | crepitation/ˌkrɛpɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n /noun 1A crackling or rattling sound: pistol-like crepitations...
1.1 Medicine A crackling sound made when breathing with an inflamed lung, detected using a stethoscope: chest examination showed left basal crepitations...
2 [mass noun] Entomology The explosive ejection of irritant fluid from the abdomen of a bombardier beetle. OriginMid 17th century: from French crépitation or Latin crepitatio(n-), from the verb crepitare (see crepitate). |
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