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Princeton's WordNet

  1. refractureverb

    break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way

    "The surgeon had to refracture her wrist"

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  1. refracture

    Refracture refers to the process of a bone or other hard tissue breaking again after it has healed from a previous fracture. This can occur due to various reasons such as excessive physical strain, inappropriate healing or incomplete recovery of the initial fracture.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Refracturenoun

    a second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon

  2. Refractureverb

    to break again, as a bone

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Refracture

    rē-frak′tūr, n. a breaking again.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of refracture in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of refracture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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