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Definition of compound fracture noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

compound fracture

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/ˌkɒmpaʊnd ˈfræktʃə(r)/

/ˌkɑːmpaʊnd ˈfræktʃər/

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an injury in which a bone in the body is broken and part of the bone comes through the skin compare simple fracture

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