blow-out fracture

n.

A fracture of the bone at the floor of the eye socket caused by a blow to the eye.

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Nearby words

blow-dry, blow-dryer, blow-hard, blow-in, blow-molded, blow-out fracture, blowback, blowball, blowdown, blowed, blower

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