crepitus

British  

/ ˈkrɛpɪtəs /

noun

1. a crackling chest sound heard in pneumonia and other lung diseases

2. the grating sound of two ends of a broken bone rubbing together

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Etymology

Origin of crepitus

C19: from Latin, from crepāre to crack, creak

Example Sentences

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crepitus

For much of the past century, comedic crepitus was smelt, not dealt.

From Newsweek

In the impacted variety, the shortening seldom exceeds one inch; the eversion is less marked; there is some power of voluntary movement; and crepitus is absent.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

There is abnormal mobility—both from side to side and antero-posteriorly—and crepitus may be elicited.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Distal pressure over the shaft of the fibula, or on the extreme tip of the malleolus, may elicit pain and crepitus at the seat of fracture.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The knee is broadened, and pain and crepitus are readily elicited on moving the condyles upon one another or on pressing them together.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander