Look up: crepitus

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   Crepitus
   A grating sound and sensation created when two rough surfaces in the human body come into contact - for example, in osteoarthritic joints or fractured bones rub together
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   crepitus
   When palpating over a tendon a grating feeling and tenderness is indicative of inflammation within the synovial sheath, i.e. tenosynovitis.
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   Crepitus
   Grating caused by bone running against bone or roughened cartilage (usually associated with the movement of an arthritic joint).
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   Crepitus
   Crepitus: A clinical sign in medicine characterized by a peculiar crackling, crinkly, or grating feeling or sound under the skin, around the lungs, or in the joints. Crepitus in soft tissues is often due to gas, most often air, that has penetrated and infiltrated an area where it should not normally be, as for example the soft tissues beneath the s ...
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   Crepitus
   Crep'i·tus noun [ Latin , from crepare to crack.] (Medicine) (a) The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels. (b) Same as Crepitation , 2.
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   crepitus
   <clinical sign, orthopaedics> A crinkly, crackling or grating feeling or sound in the joints, skin or lungs. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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   Crepitus
   `Crepitus` is a medical term to describe the grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints. The sound can be created when two rough surfaces in the human body come into contact - for example, in osteoarthritis when the cartilage around joints has eroded away and the joint ends grind against one another, or when the fracture surfaces of two broken bones rub together. In soft tissues, crepitus can be prod...
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   crepitus
   (krep´ĭ-tәs) the discharge of flatus from the bowels. crepitation. crepitant rale.
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   Crepitus
   • (n.) Same as Crepitation, 2. • (n.) The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels.
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    crepitus
    crepitus A clinical sign in medicine characterized by a peculiar crackling, crinkly, or grating feeling or sound under the skin, around the lungs, or in the joints. Crepitus in soft tissues is often a result of gas, most often air, that has penetrated and infiltrated an area where it should not normally be, as for example the soft tissues beneath the ski...
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