fracture : Idioms & Phrases

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capillary fracture

  • noun a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
    capillary fracture.
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closed fracture

  • noun an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin
    closed fracture.
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Comminuted fracture

  • noun fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
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  • (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone is broken into several parts.
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complete fracture

  • noun break involving the entire width of the bone
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Complicated fracture

  • (Surg.), a fracture of the bone combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or joint.
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Compound fracture

  • noun bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
    compound fracture.
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  • (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an open wound from the surface down to the fracture.
  • . See Fracture.
Webster 1913

compression fracture

  • noun fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)
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depressed fracture

  • noun fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
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displaced fracture

  • noun fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another
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fatigue fracture

  • noun fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
    fatigue fracture.
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greenstick fracture

  • noun a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side
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hairline fracture

  • noun a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
    capillary fracture.
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Impacted fracture

  • noun fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end
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  • (Surg.), a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable.
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incomplete fracture

  • noun fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
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open fracture

  • noun bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
    compound fracture.
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Pott's fracture

  • a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia.
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Simple fracture

  • noun an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin
    closed fracture.
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  • (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by an open wound.
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Sprain fracture

  • (Med.), the separation of a tendon from its point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone to which the tendon is attached.
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stress fracture

  • noun fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
    fatigue fracture.
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