Medical Dictionary

greenstick fracture

noun green·stick fracture \ˈgrēn-ˌstik-\

Medical Definition of GREENSTICK FRACTURE

:  a bone fracture in a young individual in which the bone is partly broken and partly bent

Illustration of GREENSTICK FRACTURE

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