crepitus
Bone-on-bone grating
Crepitus is a grating, crackling, or popping sound or sensation in the body.
Physicians use the term for the noise produced when fractured bone ends rub together, when arthritic joints move, or when gas moves through tissues: The doctor noted crepitus in the patient's knee.
The related adjective is crepitant.
Sharp snapping noises
- poppingShort explosive sound
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
grinding · creaking · crunching · rattling · rasping · scraping · audible · auscultation
Of joint membranes
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- articulationClear vocal expression
- kneeLeg's middle hinge
shoulder · hip · ankle · temporomandibular · osteoarthritis · degeneration · wear · roughening
Inflamed tissue joining muscle to bone
- sheathProtective blade covering
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- trigger fingerDigit that discharges firearms
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
inflammation · friction · gliding · wrist · ankle · peroneal · extensor · flexor
Respiratory chest organ
- pleuralOf lung membranes
- pneumothoraxAir in pleural space
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- tissueDisposable soft paper
chest · mediastinal · breathing · inspiration · expiration · crackles · auscultation · respiratory
Hard skeletal tissue
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- healingRestoration of health
- callusHardened protective skin
- reductionMaking something smaller
immobilization · palpation · displacement · fragments · comminuted · clavicle · rib · orthopedic
crackling
Sharp snapping noises
grating · grinding · creaking · crunching · rattling · rasping · scraping · audible · auscultation · stethoscope
synovial
Of joint membranes
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- articulationClear vocal expression
knee · shoulder · hip · ankle · temporomandibular · osteoarthritis · degeneration · wear · roughening · movement
tendinitis
Inflamed tissue joining muscle to bone
- sheathProtective blade covering
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- trigger fingerDigit that discharges firearms
repetitive · inflammation · friction · gliding · wrist · ankle · peroneal · extensor · flexor · movement
lung
Respiratory chest organ
- pleuralOf lung membranes
- pneumothoraxAir in pleural space
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
tissue · chest · mediastinal · breathing · inspiration · expiration · crackles · auscultation · respiratory · thoracic
bone
Hard skeletal tissue
reduction · immobilization · palpation · displacement · fragments · comminuted · clavicle · rib · orthopedic · splint