Colles' fracture
/ (ˈkɒlɪs) /
noun
a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand
Word Origin for Colles' fracture
C19: named after Abraham
Colles (died 1843), Irish surgeon
Medical definitions for colles' fracture
Colles' fracture
n.
A bone fracture of the radius of the wrist in which the lower fragment becomes displaced dorsally.