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greensticks

greensticks is the plural of greenstick.

Meaning of greenstick

Noun

greenstick (plural greensticks)

  1. A greenstick fracture.
    • Greensticks are generally closed fractures, but occasionally with external wounds they become open.1985, Norman G. Kirby, S. James Mather, Baillière's handbook of first aid, page 136

Questions about greensticks

What is greensticks the plural of?
Greensticks is the plural of greenstick.

Words near greensticks in the dictionary

  1. Greenstein
  2. Greensteins
  3. greenstick
  4. greenstick fracture
  5. greenstick fractures
  6. greensticks
  7. greenstone
  8. greenstone belt
  9. greenstone belts
  10. greenstones
  11. greenstrip

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