Colles' fracture

/ (ˈkɒlɪs) /


noun
  1. a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand

Origin of Colles' fracture

1
C19: named after Abraham Colles (died 1843), Irish surgeon

Words Nearby Colles' fracture

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