Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

Dictionary search results

Showing 1-22 of 22 results

fracture English-French

fracture f

fracture French-English

fracture

fracture British & World English

the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material

fracture English-Italian

frattura f

Colles fracture British & World English

a fracture of the radius in the wrist, with a characteristic backward displacement of the hand

Pott's fracture British & World English

a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, usually involving a dislocation of the ankle

simple fracture British & World English

a fracture of the bone only, without damage to the surrounding tissues or breaking of the skin

stress fracture British & World English

a fracture of a bone caused by repeated (rather than sudden) mechanical stress

brittle fracture British & World English

fracture of a metal or other material occurring without appreciable prior plastic deformation

compound fracture British & World English

an injury in which a broken bone pierces the skin, causing a risk of infection

greenstick fracture British & World English

a fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent