simple fracture

noun

A fracture where the bone only is divided.

Similar
closed fracture

Meanings

nounsimple fracture (plural simple fractures)

plural simple fractures

  1. medicineA fracture where the bone only is divided.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin

Similar
closed fracture

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

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APA

simple fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20fracture

MLA

“simple fracture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20fracture. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simple fracture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20fracture.

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