- greenstick
- greenstick /ˈgri:nstɪk/
n.(nella loc.) – (med.) greenstick fracture, frattura a legno verde.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
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greenstick fracture — ► NOUN ▪ a fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent … English terms dictionary
greenstick fracture — [grēn′stik΄] n. a type of bone fracture, esp. of the long bones of children, in which the bone is bent and broken only on the convex side … English World dictionary
Greenstick fracture — Almost exclusively occurs during infancy and childhood.The bending of a bone with incomplete fracture, involving the convex side only. Green stick fractures are characterized by a break in the bone which partially extends across and then along… … Wikipedia
Greenstick fracture — A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or… … Medical dictionary
greenstick — (Medicine) bone fracture in which one side of the bone is bent and the other side is broken (most often occurs in children) … English contemporary dictionary
greenstick — /ˈgrinstɪk/ (say greenstik) noun a type of make up with a slight green hue to it which covers up redness on the skin …
greenstick fracture — noun Date: circa 1885 a bone fracture in a young individual in which the bone is partly broken and partly bent … New Collegiate Dictionary
greenstick fracture — /green stik / an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact. See illus. under fracture. [1880 85; GREEN + STICK1] * * * … Universalium
greenstick fracture — noun An incomplete fracture of a long bone in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent … Wiktionary
greenstick fracture — (Medicine) bone fracture in which one side of the bone is bent and the other side is broken (most often occurs in children) … English contemporary dictionary
greenstick fracture — noun a fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent … English new terms dictionary
