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Compound fracture

noun

Bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound. Synonym: open fracture.

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"Compound fracture" Quotes from Famous Books

... you what they have done to him," he said, taking hold of both handles at the foot of the stretcher. "They have just set a compound fracture below the knee and put it into splints. Your daddy is going to have a glass leg for some time to come, and you must take good care of it. Where shall ...

— Janice Day, The Young Homemaker • Helen Beecher Long

Words linked to "Compound fracture" : break, fracture