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open fracture
 

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Noun open fracture has 1 sense
  1. compound fracture, open fracture - bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
    --1 is a kind of fracture, break

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Open Fracture

Noun:

An open fracture is a type of bone fracture where the broken bone is exposed through the skin.

Example Sentence: After the accident, the doctor quickly determined that it was an open fracture, as the bone was visible through the deep wound.

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Adjective:

Referring to a fracture where the broken bone is exposed through the skin.

Example Sentence: The open fracture required immediate surgery to clean the wound and stabilize the broken bone.

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