broken bone
Cast-worthy skeletal injury
A broken bone is a bone that has cracked or fractured, whether from impact, stress, or disease.
The term covers everything from hairline fractures to complete breaks: She's recovering from a broken bone in her foot.
In medical contexts, fracture is preferred, but broken bone dominates everyday speech.
- avulsionForcible tissue separation
- splintingStabilizing injured bones externally
- comminutedShattered into particles
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- traumaLasting psychological wound
accident prone · nonunion · casting · pain · hairline · physical therapy · spiral · greenstick · impacted · compound · cracked rib · osteoporosis · callus · fracture · stress fracture · swelling · immobilization · oblique
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, hip replacement, fracture
- bone disordersosteoporosis, rickets, osteopenia, skull fracture, rib fracture
- fracturesfracture, stress fracture, hairline fracture, compound fracture, simple fracture
- X-raysradiograph, chest x-ray, x-ray machine, dental x-rays, chest x-rays
- accidentsaccident, car accident, bike accident, mishap, traffic accident