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verb (used with object)
1.
to pulverize; triturate.
adjective
2.
comminuted; divided into small parts.
3.
powdered; pulverized.
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Comminuted
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
comminuted
1620s, from L. comminutus, pp. of comminuere "to lessen, break into smaller parts," from com- "together" + minuere "to make smaller," from root of minus (see minus).
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Medical Dictionary
comminuted adj.
Broken into fragments. Used of a fractured bone.
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