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crepitation(dictionary)

crepitation (iou)



crepitation noun. M17.
[French crepitation or late Latin crepitatio(n-), formed as CREPITATE: see -ATION.]
A crackling or sharp rattling sound. M17.
Medicine. A crackling sound in the lungs heard on auscultation, arising in the alveoli during inhalation, often a symptom of lung disease. Also, crepitus caused by bone. M19.