Phrase guide

greenstick fracture

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An incomplete fracture of a long bone in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent.

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noun

Meaning 2

a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side

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Broader terms: incomplete fracture

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fractura de canya verda — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Catalan: fractura de branca verda — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Dutch: groenhoutbreuk — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Dutch: vouwfractuur — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Dutch: zoethoutbreuk — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Finnish: pajunvitsamurtuma — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • French: fracture en bois vert — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • German: Grünholzfraktur — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Italian: frattura a legno verde — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Polish: złamanie podokostnowe — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Portuguese: fratura em galho verde — a partial fracture of a long bone
  • Spanish: fractura en tallo verde — a partial fracture of a long bone