Fracturing [adjective]

It seemed scarcely possible that marks so extraordinary could have been made in the human skull without fracturing it.

One old lady of 80 years slipped on one of the planks and fell against the side of the boat, fracturing her skull.

All our arrangements in warlike preparations, at present, involve great weight of projectile for fracturing, not perforating.

One ball passed through left arm near middle third, fracturing humerus.

First (musket) ball passed in under the angle of right jaw, fracturing the symphysis, where it emerged.

Under such conditions rocks have been made to change shape very notably without fracturing.

The admiral had been twice wounded, the second blow slightly fracturing his skull, and making it difficult for him to speak.

It was a fearful blow, the butt of the heavy Army revolver landing on the fellow's jaw and fracturing it.

To this warning Leary paid no attention, and the brick came down on his head with full force, fracturing his skull.

There were two orifices; the ball appeared to have entered the limb and passed out, fracturing the tibia in its course.