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
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The abnormal mobility and the crepitation, with the pain manifested by the patient when undergoing examination, are concurrent symptoms.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
The mucous râle was heard very strong in the upper lobe of the right lung, and some little crepitation at the inferior angle of the scapula on the same side.
From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Archibald Makellar
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