greenstick
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈɡriːnˌstɪk/
- Specialized
:
fractura en verde
- The medial cortex of the proximal tibia fails in tension, often resulting in an incomplete or greenstick fracture.
- greenstick fracture
Examples
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When the child fell, the X-ray showed a greenstick fracture on his forearm, indicating only partial damage to the bone.
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A force applied to the side of a long bone may disrupt one cortex while merely bending the other to produce a greenstick fracture.
Academic text (2006) -
An angulatory force may cause tension failure on the convex side of the bend and merely cause bending on the concave side of the greenstick fracture (see Figure 3).
Academic text (2002) -
The doctor explained that a greenstick fracture is a type of break where the bone bends but does not break completely.
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Children often experience a greenstick fracture, which occurs when their bones bend under pressure without breaking fully.
Synonyms
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4.8
A bend and crack in a child's bone that does not break all the way through
A crack in a bone that does not go all the way through
Antonyms
- Specialized
A break in a bone that goes all the way through and separates it into two or more pieces
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.8
A bend and crack in a child's bone that does not break all the way through
How Complete
- Specialized
6
6.0
- Specialized
- Specialized
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7.7
9
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Greenstick comes from green ('fresh') + stick ('twig'); like a fresh twig that bends and splinters but does not break in two, a greenstick is an incomplete fracture where the bone bends and cracks but does not break completely.