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compound fracture

–noun
a fracture in which the broken bone is exposed through a wound in the skin.

Origin:
1535–45
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compound fracture  
n.  A fracture in which broken bone fragments lacerate soft tissue and protrude through an open wound in the skin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: compound fracture
Function: noun
: a bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude —compare SIMPLE FRACTURE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

compound fracture n.
See open fracture.

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