fracture

Breaking of hard tissue such as bone.

“it was a nasty fracture”

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.

The act of cracking something.

Fracture a bone of.

Become fractured.

“The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe”

Break (a bone).

Break into pieces.

“The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle”

Interrupt, break, or destroy.

“fracture the balance of power”

Violate or abuse.

“This writer really fractures the language”