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Heated in substance, it crepitates and chars; and if heat be increased, the metal is deposited.
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The left thigh is pathologically movable in the center and crepitates.
THE LAST FLIGHT 1944
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The substance of the lung is of a light, porous, spongy texture; it floats in water, and crepitates when handled, owing to the presence of air in the alveoli; it is also highly elastic; hence the retracted state of these organs when they are removed from the closed cavity of the thorax.
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The coronoid is frequently fractured in this accident, and crepitates when moved.
An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital. 1863
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