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crepitus

/ ˈ°ì°ùÉ›±èɪ³ÙÉ™²õ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crepitus1

C19: from Latin, from ³¦°ù±ð±èÄå°ù±ð to crack, creak
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The grimy fright flick “Crepitus†gets off to a promising, disturbing start.

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Though the ugliness in “Crepitus†persists, the promise dissipates.

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Crepitus A teen and her younger sister move into their late grandfather’s house where they are menaced by a fiendish clown.

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Frankly, your doctor doesn’t sound like they have a lot of training or understanding of this stuff—especially if the diagnosis was ‘crepitus.’

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“First off, Crepitus is not a condition. It’s simply a fancy way of saying ‘noisy body part.’

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