What does "comminution" mean?
Comminution: (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. Dunglison.
Additional senses
- 2.Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away. Natural and necessary comminution of our lives. Johnson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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