compound fracture
compound fracture · compound fractures
A broken bone communicating with a co-existing skin woundA broken bone communicating with a co-existing skin wound.
» The pain from the compound fracture was almost intolerable.
Meaning
1 sensesA broken bone communicating with a co-existing skin wound.
bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
Examples
2 sentencesThe pain from the compound fracture was almost intolerable.
The pain of the compound fracture was almost unbearable.
Forms
plural: compound fractures| Singular | compound fracture |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound:open fracture
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcomplicated fracture