the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon.
v. To break again, as a bone.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A breaking again, as of a badly set bone.
n. Refraetoriness; antagonism.
To fracture again (a badly set bone) in order to secure union in a better position.
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v. break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way
Word Usage
"t refracture it rummaging through the wreckage; if there were no internal injuries that crippled him first; if there was nothing on this planet that decided he looked tasty ..."