succession of fractures

noun phrase

UK /səkˈsɛʃən əv ˈfræktʃəz/

US /səkˈsɛʃən əv ˈfræktʃərz/

A series of broken bones that happen one after another.

The doctor was worried about the succession of fractures in the elderly patient's spine.

SYNONYMS

series of breaks string of bone breaks run of fractures chain of fractures

RELATED WORDS

fracture bone break trauma injury crack

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A sequence of rock cracks formed one after another in the earth.

Geologists mapped the succession of fractures along the fault line.

3. A repeated pattern of breaking in a material or structure.

Engineers studied the succession of fractures in the bridge's support beams.

4. A number of bone breaks occurring in a row over time.

The athlete suffered a succession of fractures during the long season.