oblique fracture

noun

A type of bone fracture that breaks diagonally across the width of the bone and along the longitudinal axis of the bone.

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Meanings

nounoblique fracture (plural oblique fractures)

plural oblique fractures

  1. medicineA type of bone fracture that breaks diagonally across the width of the bone and along the longitudinal axis of the bone.
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APA

oblique fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20fracture

MLA

“oblique fracture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20fracture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oblique fracture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20fracture.

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