- compound fracture, open fracture
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compound fracture, open fracture
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Compound fracture — Fracture Frac ture (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere, fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See {Fraction}.] 1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone. [1913 Webster] 3. (Min … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compound fracture — A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or… … Medical dictionary
compound fracture — noun bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound • Syn: ↑open fracture • Hypernyms: ↑fracture, ↑break * * * noun, pl ⋯ tures [count] medical : a broken bone in which a part of the bone sticks out through the skin * * *… … Useful english dictionary
compound fracture — noun Date: 1543 a bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude … New Collegiate Dictionary
compound fracture — /kɒmpaʊnd ˈfræktʃə/ (say kompownd frakchuh) noun a break in a bone such that the fracture line communicates with an open wound …
Fracture — Frac ture (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere, fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See {Fraction}.] 1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone. [1913 Webster] 3. (Min.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fracture — 1. To break. 2. A break, especially the breaking of a bone or cartilage. [L. fractura, a break] apophysial f. separation of apophysis from bone. articular f. a f. involving the joint … Medical dictionary
open fracture — noun bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound • Syn: ↑compound fracture • Hypernyms: ↑fracture, ↑break * * * open fracture, = compound fracture. (Cf. ↑compound fracture) … Useful english dictionary
fracture — fracturable, adj. fractural, adj. fracturer, n. /frak cheuhr/, n., v., fractured, fracturing. n. 1. the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Cf. comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture,… … Universalium
Open fracture — A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called a compound fracture. A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or… … Medical dictionary
fracture — /ˈfræktʃə / (say frakchuh) noun 1. the breaking of a bone, cartilage, etc., or the resulting condition (in a bone, called a simple fracture when the broken bone does not pierce the skin and a compound fracture when either the broken bone pierces… …
