Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salter-harris fracture

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: salter-har-ris frac-ture
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone.

Etymology

Described by Robert B. Salter and W. Robert Harris.

Inflected Forms

Salter-Harris fractures (plural)

Questions

What does salter-harris fracture mean?: A fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone.
Where does salter-harris fracture come from?: Described by Robert B. Salter and W. Robert Harris.

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