crepitation
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crepitation
(′krep·ə′tā·shən)
(medicine) A noise produced by the rubbing of fractured ends of bones, by cracking joints, and by pressure upon tissues containing abnormal amounts of air, as in cellular emphysema.
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crep·i·ta·tion
(krĕp'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.
n.
- A rattling or crackling sound like that made by rubbing hair between the fingers close to the ear.
- The sensation felt on placing the hand over the seat of a fracture when the broken ends of the bone are moved, or over tissue in which gas gangrene is present.
- The noise produced by rubbing bone or irregular cartilage surfaces together, as in arthritis.
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crepitation
A dry, crackling sound or sensation, such as that produced by the grating of the ends of a fractured bone.
- respiratory c. — a dry, crackling sound.
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