harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

comminuted fracture - fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed

complete fracture - break involving the entire width of the bone

compound fracture, open fracture - bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound

compression fracture - fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)

depressed fracture - fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in

displaced fracture - fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another

fatigue fracture, stress fracture - fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury

capillary fracture, hairline fracture - a fracture without separation of the frgments and the line of the break being very thin

incomplete fracture - fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone

impacted fracture - fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end

closed fracture, simple fracture - an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin

geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

fault line - (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening

Denali Fault - a major open geological fault in Alaska

inclined fault - a geological fault in which one side is above the other

San Andreas Fault - a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes

strike-slip fault - a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally

breaking, breakage, break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"

abuse, misuse, pervert - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"

fracture - break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"

break off, discontinue, stop, break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"

fracture, break - fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"

refracture - break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way; "The surgeon had to refracture her wrist"

fracture - become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"

injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

fracture - break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"