| comminuted | Broken into several pieces; denoting especially a fractured bone. Origin: L. Com-minuo, pp. -minutus, to make smaller, break into pieces, fr. Minor, less (05 Mar 2000) |
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| comminuted fracture | A fracture in which the bone is broken into pieces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| comminuted skull fracture | A fracture of the skull with fragmentation of bone. (05 Mar 2000) |