comminution
Americannoun
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comminution
plural
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the breaking up of a larger piece of material into fragments; pulverization.
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the breaking or fracturing of a bone into small pieces.
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I never saw an instance of secondary suppuration even in cases where the bullet entered or escaped through the alveolar process with considerable local 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 George Henry Makins
This causes friability, and facilitates the subsequent comminution.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
Some fine fragmentation of the mantle of the bullet is indicated, and very fine comminution of the bone.
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 George Henry Makins
In the case of the mandible, a remark has already been made as to the advisability of removing fragments when the neck of the condyle has suffered 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 George Henry Makins
Fine comminution, however, the most striking feature of the modern injury, is throughout absent.
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 George Henry Makins
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