comminuted

comminuted
Broken into several pieces; denoting especially a fractured bone. [L. com-minuo, pp. -minutus, to make smaller, break into pieces, fr. minor, less]

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com·mi·nut·ed adj being a fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed into numerous pieces <a \comminuted elbow fracture>

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com·mi·nut·ed (komґĭ-nəd) [com- + L. minuere to diminish] broken or crushed into small pieces, as a comminuted fracture.

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  • comminuted — adjective Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing. Syn: triturated …   Wiktionary

  • comminuted — adj. fractured to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading com·mi·nute || kÉ’mɪnjuːt v. crush, grind, pulverize …   English contemporary dictionary

  • comminuted — [ kɒmɪnju:tɪd] adjective 1》 technical reduced to minute particles or fragments. 2》 Medicine (of a fracture) producing multiple bone splinters. Derivatives comminution noun Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as comminution): past participle of comminute,… …   English new terms dictionary

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