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crepitation

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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