Break, Rupture, Fragmentation, Rift, Schism, Splinter, Split.
Breaking, crack, cracking (as a noun); break, crack (as a verb).
break, split, crack, cleft, opening, rupture, crevice
A pothole is a hollow or a cavity, usually found in road surfaces. Some synonyms are crater, chuckhole, pit, fracture, pocket, rut, dip or depression.
Meaning 1: bosom, breast, chest, front Meaning 2: break, smash, split, burst, shatter, fracture, rupture, arrest, catch, raid
shatter, destroy, crack, snap, smash, crush, fragment, fracture, burst, tear, split, violate, defy, flout, stop, cut, suspend, interrupt, discontinue
a fracture in which skin is intact at site of fracture is a closed fracture or simple fracture whereas compound fracture or an open fracture is a fracture in which the skin is perforated and there is an open wound down to the site of the fracture.
A broken bone is often called a "fracture" or "bone fracture". Some examples from the Wikipedia entry on bone fracture. * Complete Fracture- A fracture in which bone fragments separate completely. * Incomplete Fracture- A fracture in which the bone fragments are still partially joined. * Linear Fracture- A fracture that is parallel to the bone's long axis. * Transverse Fracture- A fracture that is at a right angle to the bone's long axis. * Oblique Fracture- A fracture that is diagonal to a bone's long axis. * Compression Fracture-A fracture that usually occurs in the vertebrae. * Spiral Fracture- A fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted. * Comminuted Fracture- A fracture causing many fragments. * Compacted Fracture- A fracture caused when bone fragments are driven into each other * Open Fracture- A fracture when the bone reaches the skin * Bug fracture- A fracture when the bone is in place, but the fracture has the appearance of a crushed insect.
Open....It's called an OPEN FRACTURE.
Open Fracture formerly known as a compound fracture.
A compound fracture, the worst kind.
When a fracture is associated with a laceration or cut in the area of the fracture, it is called an open fracture
Another word for fissure is "crack." Other synonyms include "split," "crevice," and "fracture," depending on the context in which it is used. Each of these terms conveys a sense of division or separation in a surface or structure.