Meaning of FRACTURE

Pronunciation:			'frakchur
Matching Terms:			fractural, fractured
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. Fractures are also named by the trauma event that caused the bone breakage.
Thesaurus Terms
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