noun

fracture

fracture, break, crack, split

He suffered a fracture in his arm.

He suffered a fracture in his arm.

There was a fracture in the rock.

There was a fracture in the rock.

a fracture in (sth.) a break in something He has a fracture in his leg.

Synonyms: break, crack, split; Antonyms: mend, union

From Latin 'fractura' (a breaking), from the verb 'frangere' (to break).

Think of something breaking into 'fragments' when it gets a 'fracture'.

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