compression fracture

/kəmˌprɛʃən ˌfræktʃər/
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Other forms: compression fractures

Definitions of compression fracture
  1. noun
    fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)
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    type of:
    break, fracture
    breaking of hard tissue such as bone
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