"hip fracture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hip fractures [plural]
Etymology: hip + fracture, from being a fracture of the leg, located near, but below, the hip Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hip|fracture}} hip + fracture Head templates: {{en-noun}} hip fracture (plural hip fractures)
  1. (pathology) a break to the upper quarter of the femur Wikipedia link: hip fracture Categories (topical): Injuries, Pathology Hypernyms: femoral fracture Related terms: pelvic fracture (english: a fracture to the hip bone)
    Sense id: en-hip_fracture-en-noun-t1oDcNr9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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