comminuted fracture


noun
  1. a fracture of a bone in which the separated parts are splintered or fragmented.

Origin of comminuted fracture

1
First recorded in 1825–35

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British Dictionary definitions for comminuted fracture

comminuted fracture

noun
  1. a fracture in which the bone is splintered or fragmented

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Scientific definitions for comminuted fracture

comminuted fracture

[ kŏm′ə-nōōtĭd ]


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