(Encyclopedia) fracture, breaking of a bone. A simple fracture is one in which there is no contact of the broken bone with the outer air, i.e., the overlying tissues are intact. In a comminuted…
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(in building). Courses of stone laid angularly, thus: Also applied to strutting placed between thin jcists to increase their strength. Also a peculiar stitch in needlework, chiefly used…
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