Crepitus: A grinding sound made by the movement of 2 rough surfaces of bone over one another. See free access online books about Crepitus below. See detailed information below for a list of 19 causes of Crepitus, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Crepitus: Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation crepitance. (1) SYN: crepitation. (2) Obsolete usage for noisy discharge of gas from the intestine. [L. fr. crepo, to rattle]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
The list below shows some of the causes of Crepitus mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Crepitus. Of the 19 causes of Crepitus that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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Medical Conditions associated with Crepitus:
Bone symptoms (645 causes)
Symptoms related to Crepitus:
Grinding symptoms, Bone symptoms (645 causes), Bone pain (199 causes), Joint pain (634 causes), Osteoarthritis (9 causes), Fracture, Interstitial lung disease, Rales (13 causes), Respiratory auscultation
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