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postpinning

postpinning adjective: following the fixation of a pin.

Adjective

postpinning (not comparable)

  1. Following the fixation of a pin
    • On CT scan, a deformed right femoral head with postpinning defect, articular changes, and subluxation was visualized.2015 June 3, Nagmani Singh et al., “External Iliac Artery-Appendicular Fistula due to Antegrade Unusual Migration of K-Wire from Hip to Pelvis: An Unreported Complication”, in Case Reports in...

Origin of postpinning

From post- + pinning.

Questions about postpinning

What does postpinning mean?
Postpinning means following the fixation of a pin.
What part of speech is postpinning?
Postpinning is an adjective.

Words near postpinning in the dictionary

  1. postphotothrombosis
  2. postphotothrombotic
  3. postpickled
  4. postpill
  5. postpineal
  6. postpinning
  7. postpipe
  8. postpipes
  9. postplace
  10. postplaced
  11. postplacement

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