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
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
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
If the fracture is complete, crepitation may be occasionally noticed by placing the hand flat over the injured part, carefully observing the motion as the chest contracts and expands during respiration.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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