"compound fracture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compound fractures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compound fracture (plural compound fractures)
  1. A broken bone communicating with a co-existing skin wound. Categories (topical): Injuries Synonyms: open fracture Related terms: complicated fracture
    Sense id: en-compound_fracture-en-noun-Dxx0jOsd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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