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Definition of greenstick fracture noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

greenstick fracture

noun

/ˈɡriːnstɪk fræktʃə(r)/

/ˈɡriːnstɪk fræktʃər/

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a bone fracture, usually in a child, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent

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