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hairline fracture
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun hairline fracture has 1 sense
  1. hairline fracture, capillary fracture - a fracture without separation of the frgments and the line of the break being very thin
    --1 is a kind of fracture, break

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Hairline Fracture

Definition: A hairline fracture refers to a thin crack or fracture in a bone that may be barely visible or difficult to detect on an X-ray.

Examples:

  1. The athlete suffered a hairline fracture in her ankle during the game.
  2. With a hairline fracture in his wrist, he had to wear a cast for several weeks.
  3. The doctor confirmed that the X-ray showed a hairline fracture in his rib.

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