Broken or ground down into very small pieces or fine powder; existing in a finely divided state.
Past participle of comminute, from Latin comminutus. Widely used in medical terminology, especially in fracture descriptions, since the 19th century.
A 'comminuted fracture' is when a bone shatters into multiple fragments—the term comes from the same root as 'minute' (small), not 'minute' (time)!
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