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Meaning of Kirschner wire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

kirschsteinite kirschwasser kirsebaer Kirst Kirsteen Kirstein

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