comminution

American  

[kahm-uh-noo-shuhn] / ˈkɑm əˌnu ʃən /

noun

plural

comminution

1. the breaking up of a larger piece of material into fragments; pulverization.

2. the breaking or fracturing of a bone into small pieces.

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Example Sentences

VIII., and III., of the fibula, humerus, and clavicle, exhibit examples of what may be called spurious perforations of the shafts of bones, since comminution or loss of continuity accompanies all three.

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

But there is nothing in the narrative that would lead us to suppose either a comminution or dissolution of the earth, or the elevation of the ocean’s bed.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward

Wedge-shaped fractures of this bone were apt to show multiple secondary wave fissures concentric with the main line, and consequently free comminution.

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

Experience in fracture of the limbs has shown a tendency to quiet necrosis when comminution was severe, in spite of primary union.

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

A considerable amount of comminution of the olecranon resulted, and when the man came into hospital some ten days later the joint was suppurating.

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