crepitant

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adjective

crackling; rattling

“Pneumonia is often characterized by crepitant rales coming from within the patient's chest.”

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Meanings

adjectivecrepitant (comparative more crepitant, superlative most crepitant)

comparative more crepitant · superlative most crepitant

  1. crackling; rattling

    Pneumonia is often characterized by crepitant rales coming from within the patient's chest.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

crepitant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crepitant

MLA

“crepitant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crepitant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crepitant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crepitant.

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