malunion en · NOUN
Etymology
From mal- + union.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).
Thus, relevant mid-term complications, such as humeral head necrosis, malunion and nonunion may not have been detected.
2015 July 4, Benjamin Bockmann et al., “Mid-term results of a less-invasive locking plate fixation method for proximal humeral fractures: a prospective observational study”, in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, volume 16, →DOI:Near-synonym: misunion (sometimes synonymous)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| malunions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |