Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open fracture

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: open frac-ture
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fracture of a bone where one or more bone fragments penetrate the skin, forming an open wound.

Inflected Forms

open fractures (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

simple fracture

Synonyms

compound fracture effraction

Questions

What does open fracture mean?: A fracture of a bone where one or more bone fragments penetrate the skin, forming an open wound.

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