refracture

(riːˈfræktʃə) vb (tr) (Medicine) med to fracture (a bone that has already been broken)

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Verb

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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Words related to refracture

verb break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way

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