frac´tur|a|ble — frac|ture «FRAK chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. the act or fact of breaking a bone or cartilage: »In the comminuted fracture, the bone splinters (Claude Lambert). 2. the act or fact of breaking or the state of being broken: »a fracture … Useful english dictionary
frac|ture — «FRAK chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. the act or fact of breaking a bone or cartilage: »In the comminuted fracture, the bone splinters (Claude Lambert). 2. the act or fact of breaking or the state of being broken: »a fracture of the… … Useful english dictionary
fractured — frac|tured [ˈfræktʃəd US ərd] adj broken or cracked fractured skull/jaw/rib etc ▪ She suffered a fractured skull in the accident … Dictionary of contemporary English
fractured — frac|tured [ fræktʃərd ] adjective broken or cracked: She suffered two fractured ribs in the accident … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
freeze fracturing — freeze′ frac turing or freeze′ frac turing n. cbl a method of preparing a biological specimen for electron microscopic study by rapid freezing, cleaving with a sharp knife or razor, and covering with a thin layer of metal to make the internal… … From formal English to slang
fracture — 1. To break. 2. A break, especially the breaking of a bone or cartilage. [L. fractura, a break] apophysial f. separation of apophysis from bone. articular f. a f. involving the joint … Medical dictionary
fracture — frac•ture [[t]ˈfræk tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) pat the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition Compare compound fracture 2) the act of breaking or the state of being broken 3) a break; split 4) the… … From formal English to slang
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
refracture — Breaking a bone that has united after a previous fracture with the new fracture occurring at or near the previous fracture site. [re + fracture] * * * re·frac·ture ( )rē frak chər vi, tured; tur·ing to break along the line of a previous fracture… … Medical dictionary
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables