bone fracture

Definition / meaning of bone fracture

A medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. A bone fracture can be the result of high force impact or stress, or trivial injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathological fracture. (sometimes abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #)

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