compression fracture

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncompression fracture (plural compression fractures)

plural compression fractures

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

compression fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compression%20fracture

MLA

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