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crepitant

crepitant adjective: crackling; rattling.

Adjective

crepitant (comparative more crepitant, superlative most crepitant)

  1. crackling; rattling
    • Pneumonia is often characterized by crepitant rales coming from within the patient's chest.

Forms of crepitant

comparativemore crepitant
superlativemost crepitant

Words formed from crepitant

Questions about crepitant

What does crepitant mean?
Crepitant means crackling; rattling.
What part of speech is crepitant?
Crepitant is an adjective.

Words near crepitant in the dictionary

  1. creping
  2. crepis
  3. crepitaculum
  4. crepital
  5. crepitance
  6. crepitant
  7. crepitate
  8. crepitated
  9. crepitates
  10. crepitating
  11. crepitation

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