crepitation
noun
crep·i·ta·tion
ˌkrep-ə-ˈtā-shən
: a grating or crackling sound or sensation (as that produced by the fractured ends of a bone moving against each other or as that in tissues affected with gas gangrene)
crepitation in the arthritic knee
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