greenstick fracture

noun

An incomplete fracture of a long bone in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent.

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Meanings

noungreenstick fracture (plural greenstick fractures)

plural greenstick fractures

  1. An incomplete fracture of a long bone in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent.

Translations

Catalan fractura de canya verda, fractura de branca verda
  • fractura de canya verdaa partial fracture of a long bone
  • fractura de branca verdaa partial fracture of a long bone
Dutch groenhoutbreuk, vouwfractuur
  • groenhoutbreuka partial fracture of a long bone
  • vouwfractuura partial fracture of a long bone
  • zoethoutbreuka partial fracture of a long bone
Finnish pajunvitsamurtuma
  • pajunvitsamurtumaa partial fracture of a long bone
French fracture en bois vert
  • fracture en bois verta partial fracture of a long bone
German Grünholzfraktur
  • Grünholzfraktura partial fracture of a long bone
Italian frattura a legno verde
  • frattura a legno verdea partial fracture of a long bone
Polish złamanie podokostnowe
  • złamanie podokostnowea partial fracture of a long bone
Portuguese fratura em galho verde
  • fratura em galho verdea partial fracture of a long bone
Spanish fractura en tallo verde
  • fractura en tallo verdea partial fracture of a long bone
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APA

greenstick fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenstick%20fracture

MLA

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Chicago

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