Dendril
    Dendril Roots
      fractures
      noun
      the act of cracking something
      (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
      breaking of hard tissue such as bone
      verb
      fracture a bone of
      break (a bone)
      become fractured
      break into pieces
      interrupt, break, or destroy
      violate or abuse
      Roots
      frangofract- · Latin · break
      Words related to fractures
      refracturevfracturalpostfracturefracturableadjfracturedvfracturingvfractographyadjscaphoidadjbreakvosteoclasisnfemurnfractedcrackntibiandislocationnfibulanluxationnfibularrupturencarpalesprainsntibialadjclaviclenradialetibiofibularosteosishumerusnsubluxationnmetacarpalndiorthosis

      Synonyms & related words for fractures

      Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fractures. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

      Words related to fractures

      Explore words related to fractures — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include refracture, fractural, postfracture, fracturable, fractured, fracturing, fractography, scaphoid. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

      Where does fractures come from?

      The word fractures breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fract-, from Latin frango (“break”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

      © 2026 Dendril · Credits Explore roots