crepitus

/ (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

Origin of crepitus

1
C19: from Latin, from crepāre to crack, creak
  • Sometimes shortened to: crepitation

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