fracture crack cracking | the act of cracking something |
femur thighbone femoris | the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, extends from the pelvis to the knee |
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 |
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 |
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 |