bone break
Crack in skeleton
A bone break is a fracture—a crack or complete separation in a bone's structure.
The term is informal compared to the medical *fracture*, but means the same thing: The X-ray showed a clean bone break.
Breaks range from hairline cracks to compound fractures where bone pierces skin.
- fractureSplit in hard material
- stress fractureMicroscopic bone crack from overuse
- snapSudden sharp sound
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
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