Fracture

Meaning

the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material; a break in a bone

A break or crack in a hard object or material, typically a bone; to break or crack.

Example Sentences

The doctor confirmed that he had a hairline fracture in his wrist.

He suffered a fracture in his leg after the accident.

Example Expressions

fracture a relationship

Synonyms

break, crack, split, rupture, shatter

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break, crack, split, rupture

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break, crack, split, shatter, rupture

Antonyms

healing, mending, repair, wholeness, heal, mend, unite

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healing, mending, repair, wholeness

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heal, mend, unite

Collocations

bone fracture, stress fracture, hairline fracture, fracture risk, fracture repair

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bone fracture, stress fracture, hairline fracture

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bone fracture, hairline fracture, fracture risk, fracture repair