fracture crack cracking | the act of cracking something |
lumbar puncture spinal puncture spinal tap | removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
spine | a sharp rigid animal process or appendage, as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin |
spine backbone | the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved, the title and author were printed on the spine of the book |
lumbar artery arteria lumbalis | one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall |
lumbar vein vena lumbalis | veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses |
lumbar plexus plexus lumbalis | a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves |
lumbar plexus plexus lumbalis | a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels |
lumbar nerve | any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord |
spinal column vertebral column spine backbone back rachis | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord, the fall broke his back |
lumbar vertebra | one of vertebrae in the human vertebral column, lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae |
fault faulting geological fault shift fracture break | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other, they built it right over a geological fault, he studied the faulting of the earth's crust |
spine thorn prickle pricker sticker spikelet d | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
spur spine acantha | any sharply pointed projection |
fracture break | breaking of hard tissue such as bone, it was a nasty fracture, the break seems to have been caused by a fall |
comminuted fracture | fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed |
complete fracture | break involving the entire width of the bone |
compound fracture open fracture | bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound |
compression fracture | fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae) |
depressed fracture | fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in |
displaced fracture | fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another |
fatigue fracture stress fracture | fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury |
hairline fracture capillary fracture | a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin |
greenstick fracture | a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children), the bone is bent but broken on only one side |
incomplete fracture | fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone |
impacted fracture | fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end |
simple fracture closed fracture | an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin |
lumbago lumbar pain | backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back, can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc |
fracture break | fracture a bone of, I broke my foot while playing hockey |
fracture | break (a bone), She broke her clavicle |
fracture | become fractured, The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe |
fracture | violate or abuse, This writer really fractures the language |
fracture | break into pieces, The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle |
fracture | interrupt, break, or destroy, fracture the balance of power |
spine-tipped | of a plant tipped with a spine |
lumbar | of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones, lumbar vertebrae |