Kirschner wire (English, noun)
expansion: Kirschner wire (plural Kirschner wires)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: Kirschner wires
tags: plural