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crepitation

n.

1. a soft, crackling sound heard on auscultation of the chest, which indicates disease of the lungs or airways.

2. the sound of bones or damaged cartilage surfaces rubbing against each other, as occurs in arthritis and other degenerative skeletal conditions.

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May 10th 2024

motor program

motor program

a stored representation, resulting from motor planning and refined through practice, that is used to produce a coordinated movement. Motor programs store the accumulated experience underlying skill at a task. See also generalized motor program.