crepitation
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It was a deeply flavored specimen, but lacked the crepitation of those breaded in sharp shards of panko.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022
He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
In some chronic cases crepitation is discernible by holding the hand on the trochanter while the subject walks.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Symptomatology.—If the parts can be examined before extravasation of blood and swelling mask the condition, crepitation may be detected.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
If there is an effusion of fluid into the sheath, the swelling is more marked and crepitation is absent.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
