Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
krepitation
English translation:
crepitation
Added to glossary by
Florin Hulubei
Sep 21, 2006 06:36
17 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Rapid si corect
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Swedish to Romanian, Romanian to English
krepitation
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Journalblad
Inga krepitationer.
Proposed translations
(English)
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Andy Bell
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crepitation
crepitation (also crepitus): a dry, crackling sound or sensation, such as that produced by the grating fo the ends of a fractured bone.
Any doctor examining a patient for bony injury would consider crepitus over the site of injury as strong evidence of the presence of a fracture. Commonly one would see "No crepitation" written in the notes.
HTH
Andy
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sorry, "of" not "fo"
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You might also make it "crepitations" in your particular instance.
Any doctor examining a patient for bony injury would consider crepitus over the site of injury as strong evidence of the presence of a fracture. Commonly one would see "No crepitation" written in the notes.
HTH
Andy
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-09-21 06:49:02 GMT)
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sorry, "of" not "fo"
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-09-21 06:52:54 GMT)
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You might also make it "crepitations" in your particular instance.
Example sentence:
No crepitation
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