B2🏥 Medical
Italian word
frattura
fracture, broken bone
Looks like
fracture
same
⚠️ The trap
Same meaning. The trap: 'frattura composta' = a fracture where the pieces stay aligned (not what 'compound fracture' means in English!). In English, 'compound fracture' = bone breaks through skin. This is a clinical false friend — same words, opposite meaning in one type.
To say "same" in Italian:
frattura (correct)
"frattura" in English means:
fracture, broken bone
Example
"La radiografia mostra una frattura composta al polso."
"The X-ray shows a non-displaced fracture at the wrist."
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