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Simple fracture   /sˈɪmpəl frˈæktʃər/   Listen
Simple fracture

noun
1.
An uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin.  Synonym: closed fracture.






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"Simple fracture" Quotes from Famous Books



... count of one bacillus to two fields or less for three observations, is considered bacteriologically clean, and suitable for operation. If the wound is a compound fracture, it is advisable to close the wound, converting it into a simple fracture. ...
— A Journey Through France in War Time • Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

... stone, usually of a buff color when first quarried, and some of it has decayed in the using. The wasted and weatherworn appearance of some of these stones would otherwise indicate a very great age for the structure. With stone of the size used a good face can be formed by simple fracture, and a joint sufficiently close may be made by a few strokes with a stone maul. If finer work was aimed at, it must have been accomplished by rubbing the stones to a face. But this work is sufficiently explained by the former processes. In the row of apartments ...
— Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines • Lewis H. Morgan

... inch till we've put her leg in splints," said Gwen. "I believe it's only a simple fracture, but it might become compound with the least jolt. Elspeth, will you take hold of her foot—yes, the left one, of course—and ...
— The Youngest Girl in the Fifth - A School Story • Angela Brazil



Words linked to "Simple fracture" :   fracture, break, closed fracture



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