Jones fracture
n.— «Davidson underwent surgery to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal (commonly known as a Jones fracture) of his right foot.» —“Bama’s Davidson out 4-6 weeks” in Tuscaloosa Clanton Advertiser (Ala.) Aug. 620050806, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Janet in Montgomery, Alabama, reports that a day after she had surgery on her hand, the wound burst open, and a doctor noted that her wound dehisced. She’s used to hearing dehisce used in botany to mean the splitting of a plant structure to...
Michael from Jones, Michigan, says he was stationed on a U.S. Army base in Germany in the early 1960s. If there was a gust of cold wind, a fellow soldier would say the hawk’s out. This expression is largely associated with Chicago, Illinois...