open fracture

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open fracture

Noun[edit]

open fracture (plural open fractures)

(pathology) A fracture of a bone where one or more bone fragments penetrate the skin, forming an open wound.
Synonyms: compound fracture, effraction

Coordinate term: simple fracture

Translations[edit]

Translations

Estonian: lahtine luumurd
Finnish: avomurtuma (fi)
French: fracture ouverte f
German: offener Bruch m
Hungarian: nyílt törés
Polish: złamanie otwarte (pl) n
Spanish: fractura abierta f

Further reading[edit]

“open fracture”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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