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"it was a nasty fracture"nounbreaking of hard tissue such as bone
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verbfracture a bone of
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noun(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
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nounthe act of cracking something
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"The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"verbbecome fracturedtype of:
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verbbreak (a bone)
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"The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"verbbreak into piecestype of:
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"fracture the balance of power"verbinterrupt, break, or destroy
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"This writer really fractures the language"verbviolate or abuse
Definition that contains fracture
- break fracture a bone of
- fracture fracture a bone of
- displaced fracture fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another
- incomplete fracture fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
- impacted fracture fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end
- depressed fracture fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
- compression fracture fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)
- fatigue fracture fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
- comminuted fracture fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
- stress fracture fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury