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

Crepitus may sometimes be elicited by placing one hand firmly over the bone, and with the other moving the arm and shoulder.

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

Crepitus was often loose, and of 'the bag of bone' variety.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

Crepitus is the name applied to the peculiar grating or clicking which may be heard or felt when the fractured surfaces are brought into contact with one another.

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

Crepitus is elicited on bracing back the shoulders, or on attempting to raise the arm beyond the horizontal, and these movements cause pain.

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

Crepitus is usually detected on carrying out this manipulation; and the coracoid process is found to move with the arm and not with the scapula.

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