Breaking

Breaking (medicine)

Breaking (pronounced: /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/) is a term used in medicine to describe the act of causing a bone or other hard tissue to separate into two or more pieces, often as a result of a trauma or disease.

Etymology

The term "breaking" originates from the Old English word "brecan", which means "to break, shatter, burst; injure, violate, destroy, curtail". It has been used in the medical context since the late 14th century.

Related Terms

• Fracture: A break in a bone or hard tissue. Fractures can be simple (a clean break with little damage to the surrounding tissue) or compound (a break where the bone pierces the skin).
• Trauma: A physical injury or wound caused by external force or violence.
• Osteoporosis: A disease that weakens bones and makes them more likely to break.
• Stress fracture: A small crack in a bone caused by overuse and repetitive activity.
• Bone density: A measure of the amount of minerals (mainly calcium) contained in a certain volume of bone.
• Orthopedics: The branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles.

See Also

• Bone healing
• Bone remodeling
• Bone resorption
• Bone formation

References

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Breaking
• Wikipedia's article - Breaking

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