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Salter-Harris fracture

Salter-Harris fracture noun: a fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone.

Noun

Salter-Harris fracture (plural Salter-Harris fractures)

  1. A fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone.

Forms of Salter-Harris fracture

pluralSalter-Harris fractures

Origin of Salter-Harris fracture

Described by Robert B. Salter and W. Robert Harris.

Questions about Salter-Harris fracture

What does Salter-Harris fracture mean?
Salter-Harris fracture means a fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone.
What part of speech is Salter-Harris fracture?
Salter-Harris fracture is a noun.
What is the plural of Salter-Harris fracture?
The plural of Salter-Harris fracture is Salter-Harris fractures.

Words near Salter-Harris fracture in the dictionary

  1. salten
  2. saltened
  3. saltening
  4. saltens
  5. salter
  6. Salter-Harris fracture
  7. Salter-Harris fractures
  8. Salterhebble
  9. salteries
  10. saltern
  11. salterns

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