- burst fracture
- axial compression f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
burst fracture
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burst — [n] blow up, blast access, bang, barrage, blowout, bombardment, breach, break, cannonade, crack, discharge, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, fusillade, gush, gust, outbreak, outpouring, round, rupture, rush, sally, salvo, shower, spate, split,… … New thesaurus
burst — index barrage, break (fracture), discharge (shot), discharge (shoot), outbreak, outburst, rend … Law dictionary
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fracture — Synonyms and related words: abrade, abrasion, abysm, abyss, amuse, arroyo, bark, beguile, blemish, bloody, box canyon, breach, break, break open, break up, breakage, breaking, burn, burst, bust, canyon, cavity, chafe, chap, chasm, check, chimney … Moby Thesaurus
burst — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rupture, break, rend, bust (sl.); explode, shatter. See violence, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An act or result of bursting] Syn. blowout, rupture, blast, blowup; see blowout 1 , explosion 1 .… … English dictionary for students
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