(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:48:07

Crep"i*tant (kr?p"?-tant), a. [See Crepitate.]

Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.

Crepitant rale Med., a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung disease.

 

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