ALL meanings of compound fracture
com·pound frac·ture
C c - 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