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Colles' fracture
/ ˈkɒlɪs /
noun
- a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Colles' fracture1
C19: named after Abraham Colles (died 1843), Irish surgeon
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