[frak-cher] 
noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.| 1. | the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture. |
| 2. | the act of breaking; state of being broken. |
| 3. | a break, breach, or split. |
| 4. | the characteristic manner of breaking: a material of unpredictable fracture. |
| 5. | the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral. |
| 6. | to cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.). |
| 7. | to break or crack. |
| 8. | Slang. to amuse highly or cause to laugh heartily; delight: The new comic really fractured the audience. |
| 9. | to become fractured; break: a mineral that does not fracture easily. |
fracture frac·ture (frāk'chər)
n.
The act or process of breaking.
A break, rupture, or crack, especially in bone or cartilage.
refracture re·frac·ture (rē-frāk'chər)
n.
The breaking of a bone that has united after a previous fracture.
| fracture (frāk'chər) Pronunciation Key
A break or rupture in bone tissue. ◇ A comminuted fracture results in more than two fragments. ◇ Although most fractures are caused by a direct blow or sudden, twisting force, stress fractures result from repetitive physical activity. ◇ In an incomplete fracture, the fracture line does not completely traverse the bone. |
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