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Kirschner wires

Kirschner wires is the plural of Kirschner wire.

Meaning of Kirschner wire

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

Questions about Kirschner wires

What is Kirschner wires the plural of?
Kirschner wires is the plural of Kirschner wire.

Words near Kirschner wires in the dictionary

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

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