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crep·i·ta·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin crepitation-, crepitatio, from Latin crepitatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or an instance of crepitating : a crackling noise : crackling
2. medicine : a grating or crackling sound or sensation (as that produced by the fractured ends of a bone moving against each other or as that in tissues affected with gas gangrene)
< crepitation in the arthritic knee >
: crepitant rale |