Antonyms for fracture


Grammar : Noun
Spell : frak-cher
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfræk tʃər


Definition of fracture

Origin :
  • early 15c., "a breaking of a bone," from Middle French fracture (14c.), from Latin fractura "a breach, break, cleft," from fractus, past participle of frangere "to break" (see fraction).
  • noun break, rupture
Example sentences :
  • This pointed out to him that the wire might be sensitive to sound when in a state of fracture.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Master Gryphus was detained in bed by the fever caused by the fracture of his arm.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • With new-found interest she examined the fracture, and stared at it in wonder.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • Joe is comfortable in bed; the fracture turns out not to be a bad one.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • When you have done this the deformity will indicate the location of the fracture.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Warning: You will not always be able to tell whether or not a fracture has occurred.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • In this case do not pull and haul the limb about to make sure, but treat as a fracture.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • No fracture, but the muscles and ligaments had been painfully torn.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • The speculum had, consequently, not cooled uniformly, and hence the fracture had resulted.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • For instance, they knew of the possibility of fracture by contrecoup.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh

Synonyms for fracture

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