noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A second fracture

Verb

1. 1
   To fracture again.
2. 2
   break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way wordnet

Etymology

From re- + fracture.

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