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

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Example Sentences

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crepitus

For much of the past century, comedic crepitus was smelt, not dealt.

From Newsweek

There is abnormal mobility—both from side to side and antero-posteriorly—and crepitus may be elicited.

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

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

Signs of Fracture.—The most characteristic signs of fracture are unnatural mobility, deformity, and crepitus.

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

The pain and swelling in the region of the fracture often prevent crepitus being elicited, and as the deformity is not at once evident, the nature of the injury is liable to be overlooked.

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

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