CREPITATION, noun
1. The act of bursting with a frequent repetition of sharp sounds; the noise of some salts in calcination; crackling.
2. The noise of fractured bones, when moved by a surgeon to ascertain a fracture.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.