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Is the word fractured a medical term?
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Yes and no: It is used in orthopedic to dsecripe the status of the bone. A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. It could be used also in other to discripe the same.
Answered 3/30/2023
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Yes: Yes it is. It refers to the loss of continuity of a bone. It is equivalent to having a "broken" bone.
Answered 5/22/2017
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