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fracture 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: fractura, from fractus; FRACTION]
a crack or broken part in a bone or other hard substance
::a stress fracture in his left knee
::a hairline fracture (=very thin crack)
::a fractured shoulder
-see also compound fracture , simple fracture