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crepitus

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crepitus [ˈkrɛpɪtəs]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) a crackling chest sound heard in pneumonia and other lung diseases
2. (Medicine / Pathology) the grating sound of two ends of a broken bone rubbing together Also called crepitation
[from Latin, from crepāre to crack, creak]
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