| crepitant | 1. Relating to or characterised by crepitation. 2. Denoting a fine bubbling noise (rale) produced by air entering fluid in lung tissue; heard in pneumonia and in certain other conditions. 3. The sensation imparted to the palpating finger by gas or air in the subcutaneous tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| crepitant rale | A fine bubbling or crackling sound produced by air mixing with very thin secretions in the smaller bronchial tubes. Synonym: vesicular rale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crepitation | <clinical sign, orthopaedics> The spongy quality one appreciates on palpation (feeling with the open hand) of a fracture site (broken bones). This physical finding can be a clue that a fracture exists. (27 Sep 1997) |
| crepitus | <clinical sign, orthopaedics> A crinkly, crackling or grating feeling or sound in the joints, skin or lungs. (27 Sep 1997) |
| crepuscular | Pertaining to a twilight state of consciousness. Origin: L. Crepusculum, twilight (05 Mar 2000) |