comminuted fracture

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noun

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

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Origin of comminuted fracture

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby comminuted fracture

comminate, commination, Commines, commingle, comminute, comminuted fracture, comminutor, commis, commiserate, commiseration, commish

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How to use comminuted fracture in a sentence

It was no comminuted fracture I had to deal with, but a very simple case of simple fracture.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
It shows a comminuted fracture extending some distance along the rib.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
This is a photograph taken from the same X-ray again showing the comminuted fracture of the eighth left rib.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
This is a comminuted fracture of the distal end of the radius of a human arm.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

This is a comminuted fracture of the distal end of the radius.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for comminuted fracture

comminuted fracture

noun

a fracture in which the bone is splintered or fragmented

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Scientific definitions for comminuted fracture

comminuted fracture

[ kŏm′ə-nōō′tĭd ]

See under fracture.