English Explanatory Dictionary

Bennett's fracture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A partial fracture of the finger involving the base of the thumb, and extending into the carpometacarpal joint.

Word forms

Bennett's fracture Bennett's fractures Bennett fracture

Etymology

Named after surgeon Edward Hallaran Bennett, who described it in 1882.

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