English dictionary
refracture
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
-
A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon.
Source: webster1913
verb
-
break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way
ExamplesThe surgeon had to refracture her wrist.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
To break again, as a bone.
Source: webster1913