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Q: What word means fracture in the upper arm bone?
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What is another word for a headline fracture?

A compound fracture is another term for a headline fracture. It refers to a bone fracture where the broken bone pierces the skin, leading to an open wound.


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Humerus.


What is another name of your upper arm bone?

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What does the medical terminology combining form -clasis mean?

The combining form -clasis refers to the breaking or surgical fracture of a bone. It is derived from the Greek word "klasis" which means "breaking." Examples include osteoclasis (surgical bone breaking) and arthroclasis (breaking of a joint).


What is a compound sprain?

there is no such thing the ligaments will never have enough force to rip skin open the word compound usually goes with the word fracture a compound fracture is where the bone is goes through the skin and is visible


What is a 6 letter word for a break in a bone?

A bone fracture is the medical term for a "broken bone" but with 8 letters it does not suit. Perhaps splint is a term that could be used but it is not the correct medical term.


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'Hone' means 'bone' in Japanese.


What part of speech is fracture?

The word fracture is a noun or a verb. The noun form is something that has been broken. The verb form means to break.


What is another word for broken bone?

With reference to people and other animals it often implies being excessively underweight.


Is this sentence right 'At the basketball match one of the players broker their ankle'?

No the word "broker" does not mean to fracture as in a bone. The word should be "broke" as in "one of the players broke their ankle."


What is 4 letter word that means ankle bone?

Ankle bone is usually "tarsus." The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot. They are the talus, calcaneus, navicular, and cuboid and the three cuneiform bones. None of them have four letters.