Meaning

1 senses

  1. Crackling; rattling

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

Forms

more crepitant, most crepitant
Comparativemore crepitant Lesson
Superlativemost crepitant Lesson

regular

Word family

3 related words
Relatedcrepitatecrepitation
Derivedsubcrepitant

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
crematoriumcreolecrepecrescendocrescent
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