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Colles fracture

Syllabification: (Colles frac·ture)
Pronunciation: /kälz/

Definition of Colles fracture

noun

Medicine
  • a fracture of the lower end of the radius in the wrist with a characteristic backward displacement of the hand.

Origin:

late 19th century: named after Abraham Colles (1773–1843), Irish surgeon

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