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• crepitant — 1. Relating to or characterized by crepitation. 2. Denoting a fine bubbling noise (rale) produced by air entering fluid in lung tissue; heard in pneumonia and in certain other conditions. 3. The sensation imparted to the palpating finger by gas… …   Medical dictionary

• crepitate — crepitant, adj. crepitation, n. /krep i tayt /, v.i., crepitated, crepitating. to make a crackling sound; crackle. [1615 25; < L crepitatus, ptp. of crepitare to rattle, rustle, chatter, freq. of crepare; see ATE1] * * * …   Universalium

• Rale — A type of abnormal lung sound heard through a stethoscope. Rales may be sibilant (whistling), dry (crackling) or wet (more sloshy) depending on the amount and density of fluid refluxing back and forth in the air passages. The word rale is a… …   Medical dictionary

• snapping — Synonyms and related words: awfully, clack, click, crack, cracking, crackle, crackling, crepitant, crepitation, damned, decrepitation, dreadfully, extremely, hugely, rattling, sizzling, snap, spanking, spitting, whacking, whopping …   Moby Thesaurus

• crepitate — /ˈkrɛpəteɪt/ (say krepuhtayt) verb (i) (crepitated, crepitating) to make a crackling sound; crackle; rattle. {Latin crepitātus, past participle} –crepitation, noun –crepitant, adjective …  

• crepitate —   v.i. crackle.    ♦ crepitant, a.    ♦ crepitation,    ♦ crepitus, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

• crepitate — [krep′ə tāt΄] vi. crepitated, crepitating [< pp. of L crepitare, freq. of crepare: see CRAVEN] to make slight, sharp, repeated crackling sounds; crackle crepitant adj. crepitation n …   English World dictionary