crepitus
/ (ˈkrɛpɪtəs) /
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noun
a crackling chest sound heard in pneumonia and other lung diseases
the grating sound of two ends of a broken bone rubbing together
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Sometimes shortened to: crepitation
Word Origin for crepitus
C19: from Latin, from crepāre to crack, creak
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