macrofracture
Large-scale bone crack
A macrofracture is a crack or break in material large enough to see with the naked eye, as distinguished from microfractures that require magnification to detect.
The term appears in geology, medicine, and materials science: The X-ray revealed a macrofracture in the femur.
In bone medicine, it's essentially a standard fracture, with the prefix emphasizing visibility or severity.
Imperfection or blame
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- creviceNarrow opening in surface
- riftCrack or estrangement
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
discontinuity · jointing · faulting · cleavage · shear · fragmentation · separation · bifurcation
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- shearLateral sliding force
torsion · fatigue · yield · brittle · deformation · failure · load · impact
Fragment violently, suddenly
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- breakInterrupt continuity
- snapSudden sharp sound
- burstBreak apart suddenly
crack · split · cleave · fragment · collapse · catastrophic · propagation · brittle
Seismic ground movement
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
rift · epicenter · tremor · orogeny · continental · divergence · convergence · transform
fault
Imperfection or blame
rupture · discontinuity · jointing · faulting · cleavage · shear · fragmentation · separation · bifurcation · chasm
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
shear · torsion · fatigue · yield · brittle · deformation · failure · load · impact · propagation
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
burst · crack · split · cleave · fragment · collapse · catastrophic · propagation · brittle · sudden
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
lithosphere · rift · epicenter · tremor · orogeny · continental · divergence · convergence · transform · crust
orthopedic
Relating to bone treatment
compound · displaced · comminuted · spiral · transverse · oblique · healing · callus · reduction · fixation
macrofracturemicrofracture
Microscopic break in material
stress fracture · microcrack · hairline fracture · microcracks · hairline crack
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