Medical Dictionary
1fracture
noun frac·ture \ˈfrak-chər, -shər\
Medical Definition of FRACTURE
1
: the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken; specifically : the breaking of hard tissue (as bone)—see pott's fracture
2
: the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue <kidney fracture>
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