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Colles' fracture

British  
/ ˈkɒlɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Colles' fracture

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

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