crepitation

Example Sentences

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It was a deeply flavored specimen, but lacked the crepitation of those breaded in sharp shards of panko.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022

He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

There is abnormal mobility of the bones of the knee, but crepitation is usually absent.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

If there is an effusion of fluid into the sheath, the swelling is more marked and crepitation is absent.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The mucous râle was heard very strong in the upper lobe of the right lung, and some little crepitation at the inferior angle of the scapula on the same side.

From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald