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

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

In the comminuted fracture the bone is broken into a number of pieces.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Not in great towns and centers of ecclesiastical influence, but in villages and country districts, the deadly effects of comminuted fracture in the church are most deeply felt.

From A History of American Christianity by Bacon, Leonard Woolsey

Plate XV. illustrates an obliquely comminuted fracture of another character.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

The bone at the seat of fracture may be broken into several pieces, constituting a comminuted fracture.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander