respiratory crepitation

crepitation /crep·i·ta·tion/ (krep″ĭ-ta´shun) a dry sound like that of grating the ends of a fractured bone.crep´itant

crep·i·ta·tion (kr

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1. A rattling or crackling sound like that made by rubbing hair between the fingers close to the ear.

2. The sensation felt on placing the hand over the seat of a fracture when the broken ends of the bone are moved, or over tissue in which gas gangrene is present.

3. The noise produced by rubbing bone or irregular cartilage surfaces together, as in arthritis.

crepitation [krep″ĭ-ta´shun]

1. a dry, crackling sound or sensation; see crepitant rale.

2. a sound like that produced by the grating of the ends of a fractured bone.

crepitation

a dry, crackling sound or sensation, such as that produced by the grating of the ends of a fractured bone.

respiratory crepitation

a dry, crackling sound.

crepitation

'Crunching' of tissue caused by presence of gas, which may occur in Lung disease Spontaneous rupture of small pulmonary blebs–most common in young ♂, which causes mediastinal or apical emphysema of little clinical significance Orthopedics A spongy quality on palpation–feeling with the open hand of a fracture site–broken bones; crepitation suggests a fracture

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