Meaning

1 senses

  1. Any fracture of a bone (most often a load-bearing bone such as a vertebra) caused by compression

    fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)

Examples

1 sentences

  1. He has a compression fracture of the spine.

    ruУ него компрессионный перелом позвоночника. — marafon

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Forms

plural: compression fractures

See also

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