skull fracture

  • 1Skull fracture — Classification and external resources A piece of a skull with a depressed skull fracture ICD 10 S02 ICD …

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  • 2Basilar skull fracture — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Basilar skull fracture ICD10 = ICD10|S|02|1|s|00 ICD9 = ICD9|801.1 A basilar skull fracture (or Basal skull fracture) is a linear skull fracture involving the basilar bone of the skull. The occipital bone forms the… …

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  • 3skull — [ skʌl ] noun count ** 1. ) the bones of the head: a sheep s skull fracture your skull: His skull was fractured in the accident. 2. ) INFORMAL a person s head or mind: The sound of the alarm clock pierced his skull. get something into/through… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4fracture — 01. He fell and [fractured] his skull while skateboarding. 02. The old woman suffered a hip [fracture] when she fell getting out of bed. 03. My sister [fractured] my father s rib when she ran into him while playing squash. 04. The coalition has… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 5skull */*/ — UK [skʌl] / US noun [countable] Word forms skull : singular skull plural skulls 1) the bones of the head a sheep s skull fracture your skull: His skull was fractured in the accident. 2) informal a person s head, or their mind The sound of the… …

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  • 6Fracture — Frac ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fractured} (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fracturing}.] [Cf. F. fracturer.] To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a… …

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  • 7fracture — 1. To break. 2. A break, especially the breaking of a bone or cartilage. [L. fractura, a break] apophysial f. separation of apophysis from bone. articular f. a f. involving the joint …

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  • 8skull — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ thick, thin ▪ fractured ▪ He suffered a fractured skull in an accident in April. ▪ grinning …

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  • 9fracture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ stress ▪ He suffered a stress fracture of the right foot. ▪ hairline ▪ compound, multiple, simple …

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  • 10Fracture, compound — A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or… …

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