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greenstick fracture
[ green-stik ]
noun
- an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact.
greenstick fracture
/ ˈɡriːnˌstɪk /
noun
- a fracture in children in which the bone is partly bent and splinters only on the convex side of the bend
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Word History and Origins
Origin of greenstick fracture1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of greenstick fracture1
C20: alluding to the similar way in which a green stick splinters
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Example Sentences
The clavicle or humerus may sustain greenstick fracture from the child being lifted by the arms; the femur, by a fall.
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The clavicle and the bones of the forearm are those most frequently the seat of greenstick fracture (Fig. 41).
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There may be an angular displacement—for example, in greenstick fracture.
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In either case, the bending may be increased by the traction of muscles, and sometimes by the occurrence of greenstick fracture.
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