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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries骨折
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kossetsu
"彼は転んで足に骨折を負いました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A crack or break in a hard object or material, especially a bone.
"An X-ray revealed a hairline fracture in his left wrist."
- 1
To break or cause to break; to crack.
"He fell and fractured his collarbone during the match."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin fractura, meaning 'a breach or breaking', stemming from the verb frangere ('to break'). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring strictly to bone breaks before broadening to geological and material ruptures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fracture" is said worldwide
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fracture
Transliteration: fracture
"Il a une fracture au bras droit."
Fraktur
Transliteration: Fraktur
"Der Arzt diagnostizierte eine Fraktur des Schienbeins."
frattura
Transliteration: frattura
"La radiografia ha mostrato una frattura alla tibia."
fractura
Transliteration: fractura
"Sufrió una fractura en la pierna jugando al fútbol."
fratura
Transliteration: fratura
"O exame confirmou uma fratura no osso."
हड्डी टूटना
Transliteration: haddi tutna
"उसके हाथ में फ्रैक्चर है।"
骨折
Transliteration: gǔzhé
"医生说他的手臂骨折了。"
골절
Transliteration: goljeol
"엑스레이 결과 다리 골절로 확인되었습니다."
骨折
Transliteration: kossetsu
"彼は転んで足に骨折を負いました。"
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