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comminute

[ kom-uh-noot, -nyoot ]

verb (used with object)

comminuted, comminuting.
  1. to pulverize; triturate.


adjective

  1. comminuted; divided into small parts.
  2. powdered; pulverized.

comminute

/ 藞办蓲尘瑟藢苍箩耻藧迟 /

verb

  1. to break (a bone) into several small fragments
  2. to divide (property) into small lots
  3. tr to pulverize
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢肠辞尘尘颈藞苍耻迟颈辞苍, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞尘顎卪颈路苍耻顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 耻苍路肠辞尘顎僲颈路苍耻迟顎卐诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of comminute1

1620鈥30; < Latin 肠辞尘尘颈苍奴迟耻蝉, past participle of comminuere, equivalent to com- com- + minuere to lessen, akin to minor minor
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of comminute1

C17: from Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor
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Woods suffered comminuted open fractures to the tibia and fibula in his right leg, which means both bones broke into at least three pieces and broke through the skin.

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The fractures were described as comminuted, which meant the bones were broken in several places.

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Woods suffered comminuted open fractures to both the tibia and fibula in his right leg, which means both bones broke into at least three pieces and broke through the skin.

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He was transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center immediately after the crash, where he underwent surgery on comminuted open fractures to the tibia and fibula bones in his right leg.

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He suffered comminuted open fractures to the tibia and fibula, which means both major bones in his lower right leg broke into multiple pieces and poked through the skin, which increased the threat of infection.

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