compound fracture
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nounDefinition of COMPOUND FRACTURE
: a bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude
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1543
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compound fracture
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of COMPOUND FRACTURE
: a bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude—compare simple fracture
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