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| crep·i·tus [ kréppitəss ] |
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1. grating sound of broken bone: the grating sound heard when the broken ends of a bone rub together
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2. crackling chest noise: a crackling sound heard in the chest of somebody who has a lung disease such as pneumonia
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| [Early 19th century. < Latin, "rattling" < crepare (see crepitate)] |
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