greenstick fracture
[ green-stik ]
/ ˈgrinˌstɪk /
noun
an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact.
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British Dictionary definitions for greenstick fracture
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
Word Origin for greenstick fracture
C20: alluding to the similar way in which a green stick splinters
Medical definitions for greenstick fracture
greenstick fracture
[ grēn′stĭk′ ]
n.
A fracture in which one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent.