What is "crepitus"

Crepitus \Crep"i*tus\ (kr?p"?-t?s), n. [L., fr. crepare to crack.] (Med.)

1. The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels.

2. Same as Crepitation, 2. [1913 Webster] ||

c.1810, from Latin crepitus "a rattling, creaking;" another word for crepitation, which is from the same root.

n. 1 (context medicine English) grate, crackle or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints. 2 crepitation

Crepitus (also termed crepitation) is a medical term to describe the grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints or a crackling sensation due to the presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue.

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 crepitus: This can be obtained when the affected joint is passively moved with one hand, while the other hand is placed on the joint to feel the crepitus.
• Crepitus of bursitis: This is heard when the fluid in the bursa contains small, loose fibrinous particles.
• Crepitus of tenosynovitis

Crepitus is an alleged Roman god of flatulence. It is unlikely that Crepitus was ever actually worshipped. The only ancient source for the claim that such a god was ever worshipped comes from Christian satire. The name Crepitus standing alone would be an inadequate and unlikely name for such a god in Latin . The god appears, however, in a number of important works of French literature.