crepitus

Finger joints that "creak" when moved; this is called crepitus.

It is unlikely that Crepitus was ever actually worshiped.

Crepitus is a common sign of bone fracture.

Crepitus, or a crunchy sound or feeling when the tendon is used.

Grinding sensation with movement (crepitus), often accompanied by pain.

Various types of crepitus that can be heard in joint pathologies are:

Bone crepitus : This can be heard when two fragments of a fracture are moved against each other.

Joint noises may be described as clicking, popping, or crepitus (grating).

Perforation of the disc may also cause crepitus.

Crepitus is an alleged Roman god of flatulence.

Medical jargon gives the name crepitus to the creaking or popping noises made by the joints.

This examination may reveal an effusion, tenderness, and crepitus.

With the utmost care I felt my way over the limbs, expecting every moment to feel the crepitus which would indicate a fracture.

In soft tissues, crepitus can be produced when gas is introduced into an area where it normally is not present.

The name Crepitus standing alone would be an inadequate and unlikely name for such a god in Latin.

Place your hand over the knee and then the hip joints feeling for crepitus as the patient moves these joints.

Pain, limited movement, and/or a creaking noise or feeling (crepitus) that occurs when the joints are moved.

Unlike any crepitus I'd ever seen."

This presents with cellulitis and crepitus, and may be mistaken for gas gangrene.

The gases form bubbles in muscle (crepitus) and the characteristic smell in decomposing tissue.

"Bend and then straighten your knee" (Active movement of knees and examiner feels for crepitus)

The noise made by escaping flatulence was usually called crepitus, vaguely "a noise" or "a creak".

Through these passages, the noun Crepitus moves from a common noun to a proper noun.

Juvenal makes specific mention of the testarum crepitus (clicking of castanets).

Crepitus of bursitis : This is heard when the fluid in the bursa contains small, loose fibrinous particles.