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crepitant

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crep·i·tate  (krp-tt)
intr.v. crep·i·tat·ed, crep·i·tat·ing, crep·i·tates
To make a crackling or popping sound; crackle.
[Latin crepitre, crepitt-, to crackle, frequentative of crepre, to creak.]
crepi·tant (-tnt) adj.
crepi·tation n.


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The oropharynx was normal, but the right buccal mucosa bulged and was crepitant.
Spontaneous facial subcutaneous emphysema by Carr, Michele M. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
A myofascial TP has been described as an area of hyperirritability located in a taut band of muscle, variously described as resembling a small pea or as a rope-like nodular or crepitant (crackling, grating) area within the muscle[1] that is painful upon palpation and refers pain, tenderness, and an autonomic (functionally independent) response to a remote area.
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It was good to revisit the 1988 ballet Crepitant Whispers by artistic director M.
Happendance, Dart Auditorium, Lansing, Michigan, March 28, 1998 by O'Neill, Kate / Dance Magazine
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