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crepitation

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crep⋅i⋅tate

  [krep-i-teyt]
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–verb (used without object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to make a crackling sound; crackle.
Origin:
1615–25; < L crepitātus, ptp. of crepitāre to rattle, rustle, chatter, freq. of crepāre; see -ate 1

Related forms:
crep⋅i⋅tant, adjective
crep⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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crep·i·tate   (krěp'ĭ-tāt')   
intr.v.   crep·i·tat·ed, crep·i·tat·ing, crep·i·tates
To make a crackling or popping sound; crackle.

[Latin crepitāre, crepitāt-, to crackle, frequentative of crepāre, to creak.]
crep'i·tant (-tənt) adj., crep'i·ta'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: crep·i·tate
Pronunciation: 'krep-&-"tAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed; -tat·ing
: to produce or experience crepitation

Main Entry: crep·i·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "krep-&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a grating or crackling sound or sensation (as thatproduced 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>
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crepitate crep·i·tate (krěp'ĭ-tāt')
v. crep·i·tat·ed, crep·i·tat·ing, crep·i·tates
To make a crackling or popping sound; crackle.

crepitation crep·i·ta·tion (krěp'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.

  1. A rattling or crackling sound like that made by rubbing hair between the fingers close to the ear.

  2. 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.

  3. The noise produced by rubbing bone or irregular cartilage surfaces together, as in arthritis.

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