fracture
noun
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
refracture
-
a word derived from
fracture.
Example Sentences
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To keep the heat output steady, the company might have to refracture existing wells or drill additional ones, says Dani Merino-Garcia, vice president of research at Project InnerSpace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Modified versions of the percolation process allow cracks to heal and refracture to simulate aftershocks or long-term change.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 16, 2021
Two of those defeats came on last summer’s tour of South Africa, the second of which saw Vunipola refracture his right arm.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2019
Hustled to a hospital, he was found to have a refracture of an old break below the right knee.
From Time Magazine Archive
