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com·mi·nute
(kŏm′ə-no͞ot′, -nyo͞ot′)tr.v. com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing, com·mi·nutes
To reduce to powder; pulverize.
[Latin comminuere, comminūt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + minuere, to lessen; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
com′mi·nu′tion n.
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comminuted
(ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːtɪd)adj
pulverized; ground
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Translations
com·mi·nut·ed
a. conminuto-a, roto-a en fragmentos tal como en una fractura.
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comminuted
adj (fracture) conminutaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.