comminuted

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmɪnjuːtɪd/

adjective

technical
  • reduced to minute particles or fragments: finely comminuted and amorphous materials
  • Medicine (of a fracture) producing multiple bone splinters: a grossly comminuted humeral fracture most avian fractures tend to be comminuted

Origin:

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