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crepitus [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Lungs
CONT

Fine crackles: high-pitched crackling and popping noises (discontinuous sounds) heard during the end of inspiration. Not cleared by cough.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Poumons

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Pulmones
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Record 2 2009-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The grating or crackling noise which may be elicited by moving fractured bone ends or arthritic joints, or palpating soft tissues containing air.

PHR

Articular, bony crepitus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Bruit ou sensation de craquement perçue soit lors du frottement de deux extrémités d'un os fracturé, soit à la palpation lors de la mobilisation d'une articulation, soit à la pression d'une infiltration de gaz dans le tissu cellulaire sous-cutané.

PHR

Crépitation articulaire, neigeuse, osseuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
DEF

Ruido que en el cuerpo produce el roce mutuo de los extremos de un hueso fracturado, el aire al penetrar en los pulmones, etc.

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Record 3 1996-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The sound produced when pressure is applied to tissues filled with gas or air, e.g. in subcutaneous emphysema.

OBS

The term "crepitus" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Sensation de crissement perçue à la pression d'une infiltration de gaz dans le tissu cellulaire sous-cutané (dite "emphysème" sous-cutané), qui se voit quand existent des plaies de la plèvre et du poumon (air) ou au cours de la gangrène gazeuse (gaz de putréfaction).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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