Crepitant vs Crepitate - What's the difference?
crepitant | crepitate | Derived terms |
crackling; rattling
To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
Crepitant is a derived term of crepitate.
As verbs the difference between crepitant and crepitate
is that crepitant is while crepitate is to crackle, to make a crackling sound.As an adjective crepitant
is crackling.crepitant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Pneumonia is often characterized by crepitant rales coming from within the patient's chest