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

simple fracture

noun

/ˌsɪmpl ˈfræktʃə(r)/

/ˌsɪmpl ˈfræktʃər/

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an injury when a bone in your body is broken but does not come through the skin compare compound fracture

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