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fractura

fracture

noun frahk-TOO-rah Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From Latin fractura, from frangere (to break).

Also means

break

Usage Note

Fractura is the standard medical term for a broken bone (fractura de cadera = hip fracture). Outside medicine it describes any split or rupture — geological (fractura tectónica) or social (fractura social = social divide). The related verb is fracturar(se). Do not confuse with rotura, which is the more informal everyday word for a break or tear.

Examples

"El jugador sufrió una fractura en la pierna."

Natural Translation

The player suffered a fracture in his leg.

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