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Kirschner wire

Kirschner wire noun: a sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pin, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.

Noun

Kirschner wire (plural Kirschner wires)

  1. A sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pin, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.
    Synonyms:
    K-wire, pin

Synonyms of Kirschner wire

Forms of Kirschner wire

pluralKirschner wires

Origin of Kirschner wire

Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner.

Questions about Kirschner wire

What does Kirschner wire mean?
Kirschner wire means a sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pin, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.
What part of speech is Kirschner wire?
Kirschner wire is a noun.
What is the plural of Kirschner wire?
The plural of Kirschner wire is Kirschner wires.

Words near Kirschner wire in the dictionary

  1. Kirschner
  2. Kirschner number
  3. Kirschner numbers
  4. Kirschner value
  5. Kirschner values
  6. Kirschner wire
  7. Kirschner wires
  8. Kirschners
  9. kirschsteinite
  10. kirschsteinites
  11. kirschwasser

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