crepitus
Britishnoun
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a crackling chest sound heard in pneumonia and other lung diseases
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the grating sound of two ends of a broken bone rubbing together
Etymology
Origin of crepitus
C19: from Latin, from crepāre to crack, creak
Example Sentences
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For much of the past century, comedic crepitus was smelt, not dealt.
From Newsweek
By flexing the knee the fragments may be brought into apposition and crepitus elicited.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Pain and crepitus may be elicited on making this examination.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Similarly, crepitus may be absent when impaction exists, when the fragments completely override one another, or are separated by an interval, or when soft tissues, such as torn periosteum or muscle, are interposed between them.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
If the fractured bone is so situated that the parts may be moved one upon another, a grating sound, known as crepitus, will be heard.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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