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/green"stik'/an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact. See illus. under fracture.[1880-85; GREEN + STICK1]
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greenstick fracture
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greenstick fracture — ► NOUN ▪ a fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent … English terms dictionary
greenstick fracture — [grēn′stik΄] n. a type of bone fracture, esp. of the long bones of children, in which the bone is bent and broken only on the convex side … English World dictionary
Greenstick fracture — A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or… … Medical dictionary
Greenstick fracture — Almost exclusively occurs during infancy and childhood.The bending of a bone with incomplete fracture, involving the convex side only. Green stick fractures are characterized by a break in the bone which partially extends across and then along… … Wikipedia
greenstick fracture — noun a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side • Hypernyms: ↑incomplete fracture … Useful english dictionary
greenstick fracture — noun Date: circa 1885 a bone fracture in a young individual in which the bone is partly broken and partly bent … New Collegiate Dictionary
greenstick fracture — noun An incomplete fracture of a long bone in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent … Wiktionary
greenstick fracture — (Medicine) bone fracture in which one side of the bone is bent and the other side is broken (most often occurs in children) … English contemporary dictionary
greenstick fracture — noun a fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent … English new terms dictionary
greenstick fracture — an incomplete break in a bone in which part of the outer shell (cortex) remains intact. It occurs in children, who have more flexible bones. See also: fracture … The new mediacal dictionary
