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external fixator
ex·ter·nal fix·a·tor
[
ik stùrn'l fik sáytər
]
(
plural
ex·ter·nal fix·a·tors
)
noun
Definition:
device for holding fracture in place:
a steel bar that is affixed parallel to a fractured long bone
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