Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hip fracture

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
hip frac-ture
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A break to the upper quarter of the femur (the femoral head or the femoral neck), impairing the hip joint.

Etymology

From hip + fracture, from being a fracture of the leg, located near, but below, the hip.

Inflected Forms

hip fractures (plural)

Phrases

hip replacement

Frequently Paired Words

hip replacement pelvic fracture[hip bone]]>

Questions

What does hip fracture mean?
A break to the upper quarter of the femur (the femoral head or the femoral neck), impairing the hip joint.
Where does hip fracture come from?
From hip + fracture, from being a fracture of the leg, located near, but below, the hip.

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