crepitus

/ (ˈkrɛpɪtəs) /

a crackling chest sound heard in pneumonia and other lung diseases

the grating sound of two ends of a broken bone rubbing together

Sometimes shortened to: crepitation

Word Origin for crepitus

C19: from Latin, from crepāre to crack, creak

Careful manipulation will generally move the parts so that crepitus may be recognized.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of Agriculture
When a bone is merely bent there is, of course, no crepitus.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 |Various
I have translated almost every word of the Heresiarch dispute, and the soliloquy of the god Crepitus, etc.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 |Elizabeth Bisland
There is abnormal mobility—both from side to side and antero-posteriorly—and crepitus may be elicited.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

On palpation, crepitus and an irregularity at the seat of fracture may sometimes be detected.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

crepitus

[ krĕp′ĭ-təs ]

Crepitation.

A noisy discharge of gas from the intestine.