fracture Definition

the result of fracturing : break

the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken; especially : the breaking of hard tissue (such as bone)

the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue

to cause a crack or fracture in : break

rupture, tear

to damage or destroy as if by rupturing

an area of suboceanic crust characterized by fractures

a fracture in which the skin remains intact with no penetration or protrusion of bone : simple fracture

a bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude : open fracture

preparation of a specimen (as of biological tissue) for electron microscopic examination by rapid freezing, fracturing along natural structural lines, and preparing a replica of the exposed structural details (as by simultaneous vapor deposition of carbon and platinum)

the product of or replica prepared by freeze fracture

a bone fracture in a young individual in which the bone is partly broken and partly bent

a fracture associated with an open wound or break in the skin through which bone often protrudes : compound fracture

a fracture that does not penetrate or protrude through the skin : closed fracture

a usually hairline fracture of a bone that has been subjected to repeated stress