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impacted fracture vs fracture

fracture vs impacted fracture

impacted fracture and fracture both are nouns.

impacted fracture is not a verb while fracture is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impacted fracture Yes No No No
fracture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fracture is a hypernym of impacted fracture; that is, fracture is a word with a broader meaning than impacted fracture:
  • impacted fracture: fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end
  • fracture: breaking of hard tissue such as bone
Other hypernyms of impacted fracture include break.
impacted fracture (noun) fracture (noun)
fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end the act of cracking something
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
impacted fracture (verb) fracture (verb)
fracture a bone of
become fractured
violate or abuse
break into pieces
interrupt, break, or destroy
Difference between impacted fracture and fracture

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