hairline fracture
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hairline fracture
n.
A minor fracture in which the bone fragments remain in alignment, appearing on x-ray film as a fine line.
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hairline fracture
n
(Pathology) a very fine crack in a bone
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Noun | 1. | hairline fracture - a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin |
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