hairline fracture n. A minor fracture in which the bone fragments remain in alignment, appearing on x-ray film as a fine line. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin...
"The first x-ray showed it was cracked then the second one revealed it is just a hairline fracture. Garry's on kneesy list Wayne Rooney looks set for an extended spell on the sidelines after Manchester United confirmed the pounds 27million striker suffered a hairline fracture of his left fo...
5 I was worried about a hairline fracture, but luckily it was just a bad lump. 6 The specialist he consulted on Monday diagnosed a hairline fracture of his right wrist and wants to take another look on Friday. 7 You may have heard the term hairline fracture. 8 X - ray reveals that ...