Spanish word

fractura

Pronunciation

IPA/fɾakˈtuɾa/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbroken bone

Example

Creo que tiene una fractura en el brazo.

I think he has a broken bone in his arm.

Illustration for fractura (broken bone)

More examples

La radiografía confirmó una fractura por estrés en la tibia.

The x-ray confirmed a stress fracture in the tibia.

Core concept

Bone with a clear break and separated edges.

Common phrases

  • fractura en el brazo

    fracture of the arm

  • fractura de muñeca

    wrist fracture

  • fractura por estrés

    stress fracture

Similar words

fisura: Small fissure or split in bone where continuity is largely preserved.
esguince: Stretching or tearing of the ligaments supporting a joint, usually with swelling.

Definition in Spanish

Lesión de un hueso que consiste en su rotura total o parcial y causa pérdida de la continuidad ósea.

Word origin

From Latin frāctūra, from frangere 'to break' via the past participle fractus.

Usage tips

  • Fractura is the medical term; in casual speech speakers more often say me rompí el brazo or se me rompió el brazo rather than me fracturé.

Other meanings

  • cracknoun
  • splitnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • fracturarfractureverb
  • fracturadofracturedadjective

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