📖 Definitions of "Simple fracture"
noun
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A fracture where the bone only is divided.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Simple fracture"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| closed fracturenoun | an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin |
| fracturenoun | (medicine) A break in bone or cartilage. |
| compression fracturenoun | (pathology) Any fracture of a bone (most often a load-bearing bone such as a vertebra) caused by compression |
| fragmentectomynoun | (surgery) Removal of fragments of bone or other damaged tissue. |
| compound fracturenoun | A broken bone communicating with a co-existing skin wound. |
| microfracture surgerynoun | (surgery) An articular cartilage repair surgical technique that works by creating tiny fractures in the underlying bone. |
| diastasisnoun | (medicine) A separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture. |
| hemisectionnoun | (anatomy) A division along the mesial plane or median plane. |
| reductionnoun | The act, process, or result of reducing. |
| solution of continuitynoun | (archaic, surgery) The separation of parts normally continuous, by fracture, etc. |
| transectionnoun | (surgery) A transverse cut or division. |
| dissectionnoun | (figurative) A minute and detailed examination or analysis. |
| epiphysiolysisnoun | (medicine) The separation of the epiphysis from the diaphysis of a bone |
| extensionnoun | The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase. |
| schisisnoun | (medicine) separation, cleft |
| bisectioningnoun | (surgery) division into two parts |
| dysjunctionnoun | (chiefly medicine) Separation of structures that are normally joined. |
| hip fracturenoun | (medicine) A break to the upper quarter of the femur (the femoral head or the femoral neck), impairing the hip joint. |
| salter-harris fracturenoun | A fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone. |
| scissuranoun | (anatomy) A fissure; a cleft. |
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