Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crepitation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crepitation \Crep`i*ta"tion\ (kr?p`?-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.
cr['e]pitation.]
1. The act of crepitating or crackling.
2. (Med.)
(a) A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that
produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone
together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue
containing air.
(b) A crepitant r[^a]le.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crepitation
n : the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: {crackle}, {crackling}]
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