hip fracture

noun

A break to the upper quarter of the femur (the femoral head or the femoral neck), impairing the hip joint.

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Meanings

nounhip fracture (plural hip fractures)

plural hip fractures

  1. medicineA break to the upper quarter of the femur (the femoral head or the femoral neck), impairing the hip joint.

Origin

From hip + fracture, from being a fracture of the leg, located near, but below, the hip.

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APA

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

MLA

“hip fracture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip%20fracture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hip fracture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip%20fracture.

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