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Fracture means a type of break. Not the same as a broken bone. A broken bone is when the bone snaps and the two peices of bone come apart. A fracture is when the bone breaks but does not come apart/disconnect.
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The definition of fracture: 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. -verb (used with object) 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. -verb (used without object) 9. to become fractured; break: a mineral that does not fracture easily. from dictionary.com
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∙ 15y agoThe definition of fracture: 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. -verb (used with object) 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. -verb (used without object) 9. to become fractured; break: a mineral that does not fracture easily. from dictionary.com
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Does fracture and broken mean the same thing?
Yes, Fracture is the techincal term for a break.
What mean a break in a bone?
Fracture.
What does have a chronic fracture mean?
Chronic means having a problem a certain length of time. So, a chronic fracture means that you may have had a fracture months before you realized it and treatment began. It can also mean that your fracture is not healing in the time that the doctor thought it would.
What does the medical abbereviation fx mean?
Fracture
What does fracture mean when it comes to talking about minerals?
Fracture - Property of minerals that break with jagged surfaces and edges.
Does an open procedure to repair a fracture mean that the fracture was an open fracture?
No, an open procedure does not necessarily mean that a fracture was an open fracture. An open procedure only means that the fracture pieces could not be adequately stabilized for optimal healing without surgical intervention.No, somrtimes a closed fracture is best treated by surgical or open means. Installing screws or rods or plates may be necessary even though the bone never broke through the skin.
Is halite a cleavage or fracture?
Halite is a cleavage because it splits evenly, but fracture would mean it breaks irregularly.
Is halite cleavage or fracture?
Halite is a cleavage because it splits evenly, but fracture would mean it breaks irregularly.
What does subject to fracture mean?
i think it means fractures easily
What does fx mean in healthcare?
Most of the time it means "fracture".
What does the medical abbreviation FX mean?
Fx means fracture
What do the medics mean when they say that someone is suffering from a comminuted fracture of a bone?
A commimuted fracture of a bone refers to a bone that has been broken into several pieces. This type of fracture will often require surgery to repair the damage.
