simple fracture

noun

medical : a break in a bone in which no parts stick out through the skin

Full Definition of SIMPLE FRACTURE

: a bone fracture that does not form an open wound in the skin — compare compound fracture

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noun

: a bone fracture that does not form an open wound in the skin—compare compound fracture

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