multiple fracture

collocation in English

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multiple
adjective
uk
/ˈmʌl.tɪ.pəl/us
/ˈmʌl.tə.pəl/
very many of the same type, or of ...
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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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The veins exhibit little prefer red orientation and show complex cross-cutting relationships, suggestive ofmultiplefracture-veining events.
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One was an acute breakdown from which, after a year or so, she eventually recovered; the other was amultiplefractureof her leg.
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She suffered amultiplefracture.
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Some lizards havemultiplefractureplanes, while others just have one single fracture plane.
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He receivedmultiplefractureinjuries in his legs.
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She suffered multiple fractures to her leg, which was operated on and put in plaster.
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Paul died of severe brain haemorrhage due to multiple fractures of the skull shortly afterwards.
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According to one account, on his descent he hit a tree and was seriously injured with multiple fractures.
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He suffered multiple fractures to the pelvis and spine and damage to internal organs.
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He suffered multiple fractures, breaking his sternum, femur, shattering a vertebra in his spine and crushing his ankles.
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He suffered multiple fractures as well as bruising on his leg, back, hand and head.
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A doctor gave evidence that all the victims had suffered multiple fractures, and that death would have occurred within a short time of the accident.
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An autopsy revealed multiple fractures and injuries to internal organs consistent with a fall from a great height.
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The cause of death was listed by the coroner as multiple fractures of the pelvis.
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Three days later, he crashed, suffering multiple fractures.
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In a collision with the ground he ejected from the cockpit and suffered multiple fractures.
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The victim suffered multiple fractures and required urgent surgery for her injuries.
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She was diagnosed with multiple fractures to the cranium and legs.
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The cause of his death was a bicycle accident which resulted in infectious injuries from multiple fractures of the skull.
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When the ambulance arrived on the scene of the accident, he was found unconscious and with multiple fractures to his left arm and leg.
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