fracture
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈfræk.tʃɚ/
:
fractura
- A 24-year-old man sustained a right orbital floor fracture from a sporting accident.
- bone fracture
- hip fracture
- multiple fractures
And for instance, a minor fraction fracture can heal in six to eight weeks.
- And for instance, a minor fraction fracture can heal in six to eight weeks.
- And then the, the blood clot was from the skull fracture.
- And there's a difference between the fracture causing the fall and the fall causing the fracture.
- It was believed that if vitamin D had any role, it was for bone health and preventing fractures, preventing osteoporosis.
- And if we want to prevent falls then or fractures, I should say, then that really boils down to two things.
- The most common times for these fractures, the most common time was weekends.
Examples
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I broke my pelvis, fractured my skull, and broke my thumb all in one fell swoop.
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There was a visible fracture on the skull.
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I think he has a skull fracture.
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Skull fracture, jaw, ribs, left arm broken.
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I had a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal of my left foot.
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Over the 10-year study period, 21 patients with orbital floor fractures who met the inclusion criteria were identified.
Academic text (2011) -
The doctor confirmed that she suffered a fracture in her arm after the fall.
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After the accident, the X-ray revealed a fracture in his collarbone.
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He received treatment for a fracture in his leg sustained during the game.
Synonyms
267
1.0
A long narrow opening in a surface
66
1.0
A sudden crack in a hard thing such as a bone
63
6.1
A crack in the earth's crust where the ground has moved
11
1.1
A break in something, for example a tear in fabric or wood
9
5.1
A very thin crack in a bone that does not split it
6
6.0
A broken bone that tears through the skin, causing an open wound and a risk of infection
5
4.6
A small crack in a bone caused by doing the same movement again and again
3
5.4
A broken bone that sticks out through a cut in the skin
3
7.4
A very small crack in bone or hard material that is hard to see
1
7.9
A break in the skull where a piece of bone pushes inward toward the brain
1
6.8
A broken bone that is pushed together and becomes shorter, often in the spine
1
8.1
A bone that is broken into several pieces
1
4.8
A bend and crack in a child's bone that does not break all the way through
1
5.0
A crack in the Earth's crust where rock layers move
1
4.1
A broken bone that does not break the skin
1
3.5
A broken bone that does not cut the skin or badly damage nearby tissue
1
7.3
A broken bone where one end is pushed into the other
A break in a bone that goes all the way through and separates it into two or more pieces
A broken bone with two ends that are apart and not in line
A very bad injury when one or more bones break
A crack in a bone that does not go all the way through
A tiny crack in a bone that does not separate the pieces
A very small break in a material that is often too tiny to see
A crack that appears in metal or bone after repeated stress
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
6
6.0
A broken bone that tears through the skin, causing an open wound and a risk of infection
- Specialized
5
4.6
A small crack in a bone caused by doing the same movement again and again
- Specialized
1
6.8
A broken bone that is pushed together and becomes shorter, often in the spine
- Specialized
1
7.9
A break in the skull where a piece of bone pushes inward toward the brain
- Specialized
1
4.8
A bend and crack in a child's bone that does not break all the way through
- Specialized
1
3.5
A broken bone that does not cut the skin or badly damage nearby tissue
- Specialized
A break in a bone that goes all the way through and separates it into two or more pieces
- Specialized
A break in the second neck bone caused by a strong backward force, often after a fall or car accident
How Severe
- Specialized
6
6.0
- Specialized
1
8.1
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4.1
267
1.0
9
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
fracture = fract + ure
Although analyzable as fract- + -ure historically, 'fract' is not a standalone modern English word, so the relation to the meaning 'break' is not transparent to an average learner.
Etymology
Fracture comes from the Latin verb frangere meaning 'to break'. It shares the same root as fragment and fragile, so a fracture is a 'break' or crack in something hard like a bone or the earth.