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English Dictionary: crepitation by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crepitation
n
  1. the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: crackle, crackling, crepitation]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crepitation \Crep`i*ta"tion\ (kr?p`?-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.
      cr[82]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[83]le.
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