Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirschner wire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: kirschn-er wire
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner.

Inflected Forms

Kirschner wires (plural)

Synonyms

K-wire pin

Questions

What does kirschner wire mean?: A sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pin, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.
Where does kirschner wire come from?: Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner.

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