- crepitus
- crepitus c.1810, from L. crepitus "a rattling, creaking;" another word for CREPITATION (Cf. crepitation), which is from the same root.
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Crepitus — est prétendument le dieu des pets, gaz et autres flatulences dans la Rome antique. Il est évoqué dans plusieurs œuvres littéraires françaises, mais la seule source antique qui en parle est une satire chrétienne. Le nom Crepitus en latin serait… … Wikipédia en Français
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Crepitus — A clinical sign in medicine characterized by a peculiar crackling, crinkly, or grating feeling or sound under the skin, around the lungs, or in the joints. Crepitus in soft tissues is often due to gas, most often air, that has penetrated and… … Medical dictionary
crepitus — n. 1) a crackling sound or grating feeling produced by bone rubbing on bone or roughened cartilage, detected on movement of an arthritic joint. Crepitus in the knee joint is a common sign of chondromalacia patellae in the young and osteoarthritis … The new mediacal dictionary
Crepitus (mythology) — Crepitus is an alleged Roman god of flatulence. It is unlikely that Crepitus was ever actually worshiped. The only ancient source for the claim that such a god was ever worshiped comes from Christian satire. The name Crepitus standing alone would … Wikipedia
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