comminution

American  

[kahm-uh-noo-shuhn] / ˈkɑm əˌnu ʃən /

noun

• comminution
  plural

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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Noun Inflected Forms

• comminution
  plural

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comminution

This would naturally be expected from the extreme degree the comminution of the bone often reached, and the consequently large amount of callus developed.

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

The degree of comminution in these fractures depends first on the range of fire and consequent striking force retained by the bullet, a high degree of velocity producing extreme comminution of compact 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 almost impalpable powder that sometimes constitutes the rocks, we can trace the slightest erosion and comminution of the strata from which the deposit was worn.

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

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 Edward Hitchcock

In some cases there is impaction, and in others comminution of the fragments.

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

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