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comminutions

comminutions is the plural of comminution.

Meaning of comminution

Noun

comminution (countable and uncountable, plural comminutions)

  1. (often, waste management) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
    • Near-synonyms: maceration, crushing, pulverization, crumbling
  2. The fracture of a bone site into multiple pieces (at least three, and often many).
    • Comminution of the shaft of one or of both bones of the fore-arm does not of itself indicate operative interference, other complications may necessitate primary or secondary amputation.1851, Friedrich Esmarch, “On the Treatment of These Injuries”, in On Resection in Gun-shot Injuries. Observation and Experience in the Schleswig-Holstein Campaigns of 1848 to 1851, Kiel...

Questions about comminutions

What is comminutions the plural of?
Comminutions is the plural of comminution.

Words near comminutions in the dictionary

  1. comminuter
  2. comminuters
  3. comminutes
  4. comminuting
  5. comminution
  6. comminutions
  7. comminutor
  8. comminutors
  9. commis
  10. commiscible
  11. commiserable

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