Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holstein-lewis fracture

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: hol-stein-lewis frac-ture
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Arthur Holstein (1913–2000) and Gwylim Lewis (1914−2009), American orthopedic surgeons who described it in 1963.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Holstein-Lewis fractures (plural)

Questions

What does holstein-lewis fracture mean?: A fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve.
Where does holstein-lewis fracture come from?: Named after Arthur Holstein (1913–2000) and Gwylim Lewis (1914−2009), American orthopedic surgeons who described it in 1963.

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