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comminuted

Syllabification: (com·mi·nut·ed)

Pronunciation: /ˈkäməˌn(y)o͞otəd/

Definition of comminuted

adjective

technical

reduced to minute particles or fragments.
Medicine (of a fracture) producing multiple bone splinters.

Origin:

early 17th century: past participle of comminute, from Latin comminut- 'broken into pieces', from the verb comminuere, from com- 'together' + minuere 'lessen'