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Fracture

/frˈæktʃər/
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(noun) An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.

The pain from the compound fracture was almost intolerable.
The pain of the compound fracture was almost unbearable.
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The X-ray revealed a small ____ in his wrist after he accidentally fell during the basketball game.

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