comminuted fracture

noun

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

comminuted fracture

noun

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

comminuted fracture

/ kŏm′ə-no̅o̅′tĭd /

1. See under fracture

Word History and Origins

Origin of comminuted fracture¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

It was no comminuted fracture I had to deal with, but a very simple case of simple fracture.

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It shows a comminuted fracture extending some distance along the rib.

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This is a photograph taken from the same X-ray again showing the comminuted fracture of the eighth left rib.

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This is a comminuted fracture of the distal end of the radius of a human arm.

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This is a comminuted fracture of the distal end of the radius.

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