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Colles' fracture

Colles' fracture noun: a distal fracture of the radius causing a dorsal displacement of the distal fragment, typically occurring as a result of a fall on an outstretched hand.

colles' fracture: a distal fracture of the radius causing a dorsal displacement of the distal fragment, typically...
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Noun

Colles' fracture (plural Colles' fractures)

  1. A distal fracture of the radius causing a dorsal displacement of the distal fragment, typically occurring as a result of a fall on an outstretched hand.

Forms of Colles' fracture

pluralColles' fractures
alternative formColles fracture

Origin of Colles' fracture

Named after Irish surgeon Abraham Colles (1773–1843), who first described it in 1814.

Questions about Colles' fracture

What does Colles' fracture mean?
Colles' fracture means a distal fracture of the radius causing a dorsal displacement of the distal fragment, typically occurring as a result of a fall on an outstretched hand.
What part of speech is Colles' fracture?
Colles' fracture is a noun.
What is the plural of Colles' fracture?
The plural of Colles' fracture is Colles' fractures.

Words near Colles' fracture in the dictionary

  1. Collers
  2. Collery
  3. collery horn
  4. collery horns
  5. colles
  6. Colles' fracture
  7. Collessie
  8. collet
  9. colleted
  10. colleter
  11. colleteria

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