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galeazzi fracture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
galeazz-i frac-ture
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fracture of the distal third of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint.

Etymology

Named after Ricardo Galeazzi (1866–1952), Italian surgeon who described it in 1934 (though not the first to do so).

Inflected Forms

Galeazzi fractures (plural)

Questions

What does galeazzi fracture mean?
A fracture of the distal third of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint.
Where does galeazzi fracture come from?
Named after Ricardo Galeazzi (1866–1952), Italian surgeon who described it in 1934 (though not the first to do so).

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