skull fracture

collocation in English

meaningsofskullandfracture

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skull
noun[C]
uk
/skʌl/us
/skʌl/
the bones of the head that surround the brain and give the head ...
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fracture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfræk.tʃər/us
/ˈfræk.tʃɚ/
a break or crack in something hard, especially ...
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(Definition ofskullandfracturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Hemotympanum is often the result of basilarskullfracture.
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The cause of death was a basilarskullfracture.
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There were around 60 reported injuries, of which 3 were serious, including a broken leg andskullfracture.
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He suffered a broken neck andskullfracture, and died before reaching the hospital.
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An autopsy revealed that his fall had been caused by askullfracturehe had suffered two weeks earlier.
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An autopsy gave askullfractureas being the immediate cause of death.
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The patient died from multipleskullfracture, according to the physician on duty at the hospital.
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This includes risks from being hit by tear gas cartridges, which include severe bruising, loss of eyes,skullfracture, and even death.
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According to his death certificate, he died of a compound comminutedskullfracturewith possible basalskullfracture.
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A head injury may causeskullfracture, which may or may not be associated with injury to the brain.
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According to an autopsy report read at the inquest, a basalskullfracturewas the cause of her death.
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He was accidentally elbowed, causing a concussion and a possibleskullfracture.
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Subgaleal hematoma has a high frequency of occurrence of associated head trauma (40%), such as intracranial hemorrhage orskullfracture.
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The most likely cause is a severe head injury, such as a depressedskullfracture.
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Found by the side of the road with bruises and seriousskullfracture.
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