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hairline fracture

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A minor fracture in which the bone fragments remain in alignment, appearing on x-ray film as a fine line.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin

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