Crepitus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crepitus \Crep"i*tus\ (kr?p"?-t?s), n. [L., fr. crepare to
     crack.] (Med.)
        (a) The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from
            the bowels.
        (b) Same as {Crepitation}, 2.
            [1913 Webster]