Kirschner-wire Definition

noun

A sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pins, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.

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Other Word Forms of Kirschner-wire

Noun

Singular:
kirschner-wire
Plural:
kirschner-wires

Origin of Kirschner-wire

  • Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner.

    From Wiktionary

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