simple fracture
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of simple fracture
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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A more simple fracture, which heals without complications, might lead to a payout of up to £6,500.
From The Guardian • May 2, 2013
X rays showed a simple fracture, but the pain grew worse until last year, when a surgeon operated twice to remove tumors.
From Time Magazine Archive
"A simple fracture of the tibia," announced Dr. Hamilton Hutchinson after examining the left leg of Alabama Governor George Wallace.
From Time Magazine Archive
These mishaps are more serious and take longer to mend than the more common ski injuries, a simple fracture of the anklebone or a low-level spiral fracture of the tibia and fibula.
From Time Magazine Archive
Simple—In a simple fracture the bone is broken, but the skin is not broken; that is, there is no outward wound.
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam
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