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sub·crep·i·tant -'krep-ət-ənt adj partially crepitant: faintly crepitant <\subcrepitant rales>
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sub·crep·i·tant (səb-krepґĭ-tənt) pertaining to a rale that is slightly more coarse than a crepitant rale; see under rale.Medical dictionary. 2011.