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simple fracture
noun
a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
simple fracture
noun
Also called: closed fracture.a fracture in which the broken bone does not pierce the skin Compare compound fracture
Word History and Origins
Origin of simple fracture1
Example Sentences
Some with simple fractures that did not expose the bone through the skin left without seeing a doctor, only to return later with complications and serious infections.
A more simple fracture, which heals without complications, might lead to a payout of up to £6,500.
After late middle age, experience and statistics confirm, there is no such thing as a simple fracture.
Fortunately it was what is known as a simple fracture.
It has a value in differentiating a simple fracture, let us say, from a case of uremia which is picked up on the street with a bump on the head.
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