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compound fracture

com·pound frac·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound frak-cher]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈfræk tʃər/
    • /ˈkɒm.paʊnd ˈfræk.tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound frak-cher]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈfræk tʃər/

Definitions of compound fracture words

  • countable noun compound fracture A compound fracture is a fracture in which the broken bone sticks through the skin. 3
  • noun compound fracture a fracture in which the broken bone either pierces the skin or communicates with an open wound 3
  • noun compound fracture a bone fracture in which broken ends of bone have pierced the skin 3
  • noun compound fracture a fracture in which the broken bone is exposed through a wound in the skin. 1
  • noun compound fracture broken bone: protruding 1
See all 5 definitions of compound fracture

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Origin of compound fracture

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45

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Parts of speech for Compound fracture

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compound fracture

compound fracture popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

compound fracture usage trend in Literature

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