compression fracture
- an instance of the partial collapse of a vertebra, either from trauma to the spine or through weakening of the bone (e.g. by osteoporosis)
noun: compression fracture, plural noun: compression fractures
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- 1. an instance of the partial collapse of a vertebra, either from trauma to the spine or through weakening of the bone (e.g. by osteoporosis) the X-ray confirmed two compression fractures of the lumbar spine