crepitant

crepitant (comparative more crepitant, superlative most crepitant)

1. crackling; rattling

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

• crepitate
• crepitation

• pittancer, petractin, pertactin

From crepitar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kɾə.piˈtan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kɾə.piˈtant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kɾe.piˈtant]

crepitant m or f (masculine and feminine plural crepitants)

1. crackling, rattling

• crepitació

• “crepitant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

crepitant

1. gerund of crepitar

crepitant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of crepitō

Borrowed from French crépitant.

crepitant m or n (feminine singular crepitantă, masculine plural crepitanți, feminine and neuter plural crepitante)

1. crackling