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Rolando fracture

Rolando fracture noun: an intra-articular fracture of the finger involving the base of the thumb, typically T- or Y-shaped.

Noun

Rolando fracture (plural Rolando fractures)

  1. An intra-articular fracture of the finger involving the base of the thumb, typically T- or Y-shaped.

Forms of Rolando fracture

pluralRolando fractures

Origin of Rolando fracture

Named after Silvio Rolando, who described it in 1910.

Questions about Rolando fracture

What does Rolando fracture mean?
Rolando fracture means an intra-articular fracture of the finger involving the base of the thumb, typically T- or Y-shaped.
What part of speech is Rolando fracture?
Rolando fracture is a noun.
What is the plural of Rolando fracture?
The plural of Rolando fracture is Rolando fractures.

Words near Rolando fracture in the dictionary

  1. Rolanda
  2. Rolandian
  3. rolandic
  4. Rolandic fissure
  5. Rolandic fissures
  6. Rolando fracture
  7. Rolands for Olivers
  8. Rolans
  9. ROLAP
  10. Roldan
  11. Roldans

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