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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