fracture

(frak'tiir) [L. fractur a, a break.] i. To break. 2. break, especially the breaking of a bone or cartilage, artic'tdar f., one involving the joint surface of a bone. Bar'ton's f., Benn'et's f., etc., see the proper names, bent f., green-stick f. butt'erfly f., a comminuted fracture in which there