clicking

clicking

[klik′ing]

Etymology: Fr, cliquer, to clash

a series of clicks, such as the snapping, cracking, or crepitant noise evident on excursions of the mandibular condyle. The sound is associated with dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint.

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clicking,

n a sound sometimes associated with the functioning of the temporomandibular joint; also the sound made by poorly fitting dentures.

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clicking

the sound made by a horse when the shoe of the hindfoot hits the shoe of the front foot while it is trotting. Called also forging.

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Patient discussion about clicking.

Q. I have just developed a pain in my calf - feels like it clicks when I walk, and is a sharp pain I first noticed this problem this morning. As I stepped out of my car, I felt a sharp pain in my left calf, and it has gone worse as the day has gone on. No pain until I walk.

A. hmmm...now as i think of it- fatman's answer seems more logical. but usually people can tell the difference between strained muscle and other stuff. if it was just a pulled muscle he would have thought of it and naturally massage the area. no?