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refracture
refracture (riːˈfræktʃə) vb (tr) (Medicine) med to fracture (a bone that has already been broken)ThesaurusVerb | 1. | refracture - break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way; "The surgeon had to refracture her wrist"fracture - break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle" |
refracture
re·frac·ture (rē-frak'chūr), 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'shŭr) Breaking a bone that has united after a previous fracture. refracture (rē-frăk′chūr) [L. refractus, broken off] Rebreaking of a fracture united in a malaligned position.refracture
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