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greenstick fracture

green·stick frac·ture [ grn stik fràkchər ] (plural green·stick frac·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
bone fracture: a bone fracture usually occurring in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent

[<green "immature" + stick1 because it resembles one]
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