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What makes joints pop and crack and is it a sign of disease?

Source: Medical Xpress

Joints emit a variety of noises, including popping, snapping, catching, clicking, grinding, grating and clunking. The technical term for these noises is "crepitus", from the Latin "to rattle".

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