A condition in which a bone separates into parts.
Dislocation of bones at an immovable joint.
A term applied to separation of the end of a growing bone from the shaft. The condition resembles a fracture, but is more serious because of the damage done to the growing cartilage through which the separation takes place, so that the future growth of the bone is considerably diminished.
In surgery, injury to a bone involving separation of an epiphysis.
A partial dislocation characterized by the detachment of normally connected parts, like the separation of the epiphysis from the bone shaft without an actual fracture occurring.
The space between the inner sides of the recti abdominis muscles, located along the center of the abdomen.