Medications

Fragile X syndrome - Medical

Fragile X syndrome: One of the most common causes of inherited mental retardation and neuropsychiatric disease in human beings, affects as many as one in 2000 males and one in 4000 females. The syndrome is also known as FRAXA (the fragile X chromosom...

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Fragile X chromosome - Medical

Fragile X chromosome: An X chromosome with a heritable fragile site associated with a frequent form of mental retardation -- the fragile X syndrome. The fragile X chromosome was first sighted by Dr. Herbert A. Lubs in 1969 who termed it the "mar...

Fragile site - Medical

Fragile site: A term devised in 1969 by Frederick Hecht to denote a heritable point on a chromosome where gaps and breaks tend to occur. Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2011 5:27:15 PM...

Fractured hip - Medical

Fractured hip: Broken bone in the hip, a key health problem among the elderly, usually due to a fall or other kind of trauma involving direct impact to the hip bone which has been weakened by osteoporosis. The part of the hip most often broken is th...

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Fracture, transverse - Medical

Fracture, transverse: A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone. A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone s...

Fracture, torus - Medical

Fracture, torus: A fracture in which one side of the bone bends, but does not actually break. Torus fractures normally heal on their own within a month with rest and disuse, although they can cause soreness and discomfort. Last Editorial Rev...

Fracture, torsion - Medical

Fracture, torsion: A fracture, also called a spiral fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. A fracture is any break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as osteopo...

Fracture, toddler's - Medical

Fracture, toddler's: A torsion fracture of the tibia, without bone displacement.Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2011 5:27:15 PMTorsion fracture: A fracture, also called a spiral fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. Last Editorial Re...

Fracture, stress - Medical

Fracture, stress: A fracture caused by repetitive stress, as may occur in sports, strenuous exercise, or heavy physical labor. Stress fractures are especially common in the metatarsal bones of foot, particularly in runners. Osteoporosis incr...

Fracture, spiral - Medical

Fracture, spiral: A fracture, sometimes called a torsion fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. A fracture is any break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as ost...

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Fracture, Salter-Harris - Medical

Fracture, Salter-Harris: A traumatic fracture around or through the growth plate (the epiphyseal plate) of a bone in a child. Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2011 5:27:15 PM...

Fracture, open - Medical

Fracture, open: A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called a compound fracture. A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as ost...

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Fracture, hangman's - Medical

Fracture, hangman's: See: Hangman's fracture.Last Editorial Review: 11/11/2003Hangman's fracture: A broken neck involving a fracture of an upper cervical vertebra similar to the injury suffered in death by hanging. The fracture always affects the ver...

Fracture, greenstick - Medical

Fracture, greenstick: A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone suc...

Fracture, compression - Medical

Fracture, compression: A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are especially common in the elderly. A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma...

Fracture, compound - Medical

Fracture, compound: A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as ost...

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Fracture, comminuted - Medical

Fracture, comminuted: A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as osteop...

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Fracture, clay-shoveler's - Medical

Fracture, clay-shoveler's: An uncommon breakage of the spine of the vertebrae from the lower neck or upper back as a result of stress. Clay-shoveler's fracture usually occurs in laborers who perform activities involving lifting weights rapidly w...

Fracture, basilar - Medical

Fracture, basilar: A break in bone at the base of the skull. About a half of basilar fractures are caused by bicycle or motor vehicle accidents, about a quarter by falls, and a tenth by recreational activities, particularly by diving accidents. The...

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Fracture - Medical

Fracture: A break in bone or cartilage. Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or by abnormal formation of bone in a disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta ("brittle bone d...

Fraction, ejection - Medical

Fraction, ejection: The portion of blood that is pumped out of a filled ventricle as a result of a heartbeat. The heart does not eject all of the blood that is in the ventricle. Normally, about two-thirds of the blood is pumped out with each beat. ...