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Compression fracture Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Compression fracture has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)

2

Any fracture of a bone (most often a load-bearing bone such as a vertebra) caused by compression

See Also
bone vertebra
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fracture
Rhyming Words
ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre
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