compression fracture
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6.8
- noun
- /kəmˈprɛʃən ˈfræktʃər/
- Specialized
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fractura por compresión
- After falling off the ladder, he was diagnosed with a compression fracture in his lower back.
- vertebral compression fracture
- compression fracture in the back
And then they found osteoporosis, full osteoporosis, and the person sustained A compression fracture in his spine, causing permanent disability.
- And then they found osteoporosis, full osteoporosis, and the person sustained A compression fracture in his spine, causing permanent disability.
Examples
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And then they found osteoporosis, full osteoporosis, and the person sustained A compression fracture in his spine, causing permanent disability.
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Photo (color): Figure 2. Arthroscopic view of a Hill-Sachs compression fracture of the posterolateral aspect of the humeral head.
Academic text (2003) -
These osteoporotic compression fractures are common and can also cause people to end up being more bent forward.
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And the person sustained A compression fracture in his spine causing permanent disability.
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As trabecular bone in the spine becomes more porous, compression fractures occur.
Academic text (2004) -
The airbag helped her escape with only a concussion, a compression fracture in her lumbar spine, and a few other broken bones.
Fiction book (1998) -
Forty percent of subjects who experienced excessive height loss had documented vertebral compression fractures (Hunt, 1996).
Academic text (2004) -
Cancellous bone has a porous structure and is more easily injured by compression forces or crushing injuries, causing a compression fracture.
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Examination of her skeleton revealed a possible cancerous lesion in her skull, along with a compression fracture of her spine and a healed fracture of her arm.
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The most common lesions were labral tears (see Figure 1), Hill-Sachs compression fractures (see Figure 2), and glenohumeral ligament insufficiency.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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4.1
A break in something hard like a bone or rock
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Morphology
The meaning 'a bone break caused by compressive force or collapse' is directly derivable from combining 'compression' (applying pressure) with 'fracture' (a break); the compound literally describes a break due to compression. This is a standard noun-noun medical construction common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Compression fracture comes from the simple picture of a bone being squeezed until it breaks. The word compression means strong squeezing and fracture means a break, so the phrase describes a bone that has been crushed or pushed down, often in the 'spine'.