crepitus

/ (ˈkrɛpɪtəs) /

noun

a crackling chest sound heard in pneumonia and other lung diseases

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

Nearby words

crepey, crepitant, crepitant rale, crepitate, crepitation, crepitus, crepon, creps, crept, crepuscular, crepuscular ray

Sometimes shortened to: crepitation

Word Origin for crepitus

C19: from Latin, from crepāre to crack, creak

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Examples from the Web for crepitus

Careful manipulation will generally move the parts so that crepitus may be recognized.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
When a bone is merely bent there is, of course, no crepitus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
I have translated almost every word of the Heresiarch dispute, and the soliloquy of the god Crepitus, etc.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
There is abnormal mobility—both from side to side and antero-posteriorly—and crepitus may be elicited.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

On palpation, crepitus and an irregularity at the seat of fracture may sometimes be detected.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Medicine definitions for crepitus

crepitus

[ krĕp′ĭ-təs ]

n.

Crepitation.

A noisy discharge of gas from the intestine.