Crepitus

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  • n. Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
  • n. crepitation
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels.
  • n. Same as crepitation, 2.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A crackling noise; crepitation. Specifically
  • n. The sound heard or grating sensation felt when the fractured ends of a broken bone are rubbed against each other.
    • Word Usage
    "Do not go hunting for symptoms of fracture (such as the false point of motion or the sound "crepitus") just to be sure."
    Variant
    crepitation   
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