Transverse fracture
transverse fracture n.
A fracture in which the line of break forms a right angle with the axis of the bone.
Read Also:
- Transverse hermaphroditism
transverse hermaphroditism n. Pseudohermaphroditism in which the external genital organs are characteristic of one sex and the gonads are characteristic of the other sex.
- Transverse horizontal axis
transverse horizontal axis n. The hypothetical line around which the mandible may rotate through the horizontal plane.
- Transverse lie
transverse lie n. An anatomical relationship in which the long axis of the fetus lies at right angles to the long axis of the mother.
- Transverse ligament of elbow
transverse ligament of elbow n. A bundle of fibers running from the olecranon to the coronoid process of the elbow in association with the ulnar collateral ligament. Also called Cooper’s ligament.
- Transverse ligament of knee
transverse ligament of knee n. A transverse band that passes between the lateral and medial menisci in the front part of the knee joint.