fracture
n 1 : the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken : specif : the breaking of hard tissue (as bone) - see POTT'S FRACTURE 2 : the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue <kidney > vt, frac*tured frac*tur*ing 1 : to cause a fracture in < a rib> 2 : to cause a rupture or tear in <a blow that fractured a kidney> .
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