Sequestrum

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fragment of dead bone separated from healthy bone as a result of injury or disease.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A fragment of bone or other dead tissue that has separated during necrosis
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A necrosed section of bone (or cartilage) which separates itself from the surrounding living bone (or cartilage).
    • Word Usage
    "All of the above. d. fracture dislocation of the first metacarpal e. cause of mallet finger 69) A sequestrum is a. a piece of soft dead tissue 74)"
    Cross Reference
    sequestrum forceps   
     
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.