fracture

/fɹˈækt‍ʃɐ/

/ˈfɹækʃɝ/, /ˈfɹæktʃɝ/

Fracture

a crack or break in a bone or other hard substance

synonyms : break

$fracture definition and meaning$

the act of cracking something

synonyms : crack

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

synonyms : break

to fracture

MAIN VERB

to cause the bone to break

synonyms : break

$to fracture definition and meaning$

violate or abuse

break (a bone)

become fractured

break into pieces

interrupt, break, or destroy

Examples

1. The X-ray clearly shows a fracture in the patient's arm.

2. Pressurized fluids fracture rocks.

3. These long bones, right above the paw, their called metatarsals, and three of them are fractured.

4. Stress fractured the bone.