dictionary help| crepitant | medical dictionary |
1. Relating to or characterised 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 or air in the subcutaneous tissues.
(05 Mar 2000)
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