crepitation
Britishnoun
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the act of crepitating
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zoology the sudden expulsion of an acrid fluid by some beetles as a means of self-defence
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another name for crepitus
Example Sentences
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As impressive as Le Pétomane’s feats sound, his trouser coughs wouldn’t have gotten him to the finals of the Crepitation Contest, a 1946 blowfest otherwise known as Battle at Thunderblow.
From Newsweek
Crepitation or a grinding, rubbing sound due to the movement of the ends of the broken bones on one another occurs when the part is moved or manipulated with the hands.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
Crepitation is absent, because the hip muscles draw away the upper part of the bone.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Crepitation may be detected by manipulating the parts, and in some instances of fracture of the olecranon, there occurs marked displacement of the broken portions of the bone.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
Crepitation, and in some cases fissures, may be easily detected.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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