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COMMINUTED FRACTURE

\kəmˈɪnjuːtɪd fɹˈakt͡ʃə], \kəmˈɪnjuːtɪd fɹˈakt‍ʃə], \k_ə_m_ˈɪ_n_j_uː_t_ɪ_d f_ɹ_ˈa_k_tʃ_ə]\

Definitions of COMMINUTED FRACTURE

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed. (Dorland, 27th ed)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A crushed bone.
One in which the bone is crushed or splintered.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

See under fracture.
A fracture in which the bone is broken into several pieces.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

(Med.) Said of a bone broken into several pieces [L.].

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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