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Crepitus
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Crep′i-tus
(kr?p′?-t?s)
, Noun.
[L., fr.
crepare
to crack.] (Med.)
(a)
The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels.
(b)
Same as
Crepitation
, 2. Definition 2024
crepitus
crepitus
English
Noun
crepitus (uncountable)
- (medicine) Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
Synonyms
Translations
grating, crackling or popping sounds
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Latin
Etymology
From crepō (“rattle, creak”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkre.pi.tus/, [ˈkrɛ.pɪ.tʊs]
Noun
crepitus m (genitive crepitūs); fourth declension
- rattling, creaking, rustling, clattering
- Crepitus digitorum.
- Snapping of the fingers.
- Crepitus digitorum.
Inflection
Fourth declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crepitus | crepitūs |
| genitive | crepitūs | crepituum |
| dative | crepituī | crepitibus |
| accusative | crepitum | crepitūs |
| ablative | crepitū | crepitibus |
| vocative | crepitus | crepitūs |
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Descendants
References
- crepitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- crepitus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- CREPITUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “crepitus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.