comminuted fracture

American  

noun

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

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comminuted fracture British  

noun

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

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comminuted fracture Scientific  

/ kŏm′ə-no̅o̅′tĭd /

1. See under fracture

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Etymology

Origin of comminuted fracture

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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comminuted fracture

The tibia and fibula are the two bones in your lower leg, and a comminuted fracture refers to a bone being broken into multiple fragments, as opposed to a clean break.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2021

Tufnell mentions recovery after compound comminuted fracture of the leg, with simple fracture of both collar-bones, and dislocation of the thumb.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Nankivell speaks of a remarkable recovery in an individual who suffered compound comminuted fracture of both legs, and fracture of the skull.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Bird reports a compound comminuted fracture of the left temporal region, with loss of bone, together with six drams of brain-substance, which, however, was followed by recovery.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Yes, quite a nasty smash,—a comminuted fracture, the doctor called it.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis