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| Colles' frac·ture [ kólliz fràkchər ] (plural Colles' frac·tures) |
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fracture below base of thumb: a fracture of the radius bone in which a piece broken off at the end is displaced toward the back of the wrist. The fracture is commonly caused by falling on the palm of the hand.
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| [Late 19th century. After Abraham Colles (1773-1843), Irish surgeon] |
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