hip fracture:髋部骨折,通常指股骨近端(尤其是股骨颈或转子间)发生的骨折,常见于跌倒后,老年人和骨质疏松患者更高发。(也可泛指髋关节周围的骨折。)
/hɪp ˈfræk.tʃər/
She broke her hip in a fall and was taken to the hospital.
她跌倒后髋部骨折,被送往医院。
After the hip fracture, she needed surgery and months of rehabilitation to walk confidently again.
髋部骨折后,她需要手术并经过数月康复训练,才能再次有信心行走。
hip 来自古英语 hype,指“髋、臀部”;fracture 来自拉丁语 fractura,源于 frangere(“折断”)。两者组合成医学常用短语 hip fracture,字面义即“髋部的骨折”。