broken spine
Shattered vertebral column
A broken spine refers to a fracture or severe injury to the vertebral column, often with implications of paralysis or death.
More commonly, broken spine describes a book whose binding has cracked or separated from use or mishandling: The paperback had a broken spine from being read so many times.
A book with a broken spine won't close properly and may lose pages.
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- crackedHaving surface fractures
back injury · injury · wheelchair · nerve damage · damaged · slipped disc · book · paperback · used book · cracked open · bent · pages · cover · trauma · nerve · pain · immobile · hospital
- book damagewater damage, torn pages, loose pages, staining, yellowing
- bookbindingbookbinding, bookbinder, sewing, hand-bound, leather repair
- fatal injuriesdecapitation, exsanguination, internal bleeding, brain hemorrhage, gunshot wound