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COMPOUND FRACTURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does compound fracture mean?
• COMPOUND FRACTURE (noun)
The noun COMPOUND FRACTURE has 1 sense:
1. bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
Familiarity information: COMPOUND FRACTURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
compound fracture; open fracture
Hypernyms ("compound fracture" is a kind of...):
Context examples
If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open or compound fracture.
(Fractures, NIH)
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