Kirschner-wire definition
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.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
kirschner-wire
Plural:
kirschner-wiresOrigin of kirschner-wire
- Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner.
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