morcellatedadj.
/ˈmɔːsəleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈmɔrsəˌleɪdᵻd/ Divided into many pieces; broken up, fragmented; subjected to morcellation. Also figurative.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided > divided into many parts
multipartite1656
morcellated1888
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > incohesive > separating into small pieces > fragmented
sharded1582
fragmenteda1817
morcellated1953
1888 N. S. Shaler in 9th Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. (1889) 585 It is probably to this morcellated character of the rock..that we owe the great erosion of the granites..of this vicinity.
1953 E. L. Mascall Corpus Christi iii. 57 It is perfectly possible for the parish communion to result in a far more morcellated and fragmented conception of the Church and of the liturgy than can be produced in any number of ‘private masses’.
1964 Welsh Hist. Rev. 2 52 The centrifugal tendencies inherent in Welsh tribal life and custom did more than anything else to perpetuate the severely-morcellated political system.
1971 Yearbk. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 331 Review of the 1,512 vaginal hysterectomies performed..revealed that morcellated uteri are about 2–2½ times larger than nonmorcellated uteri.
1994 Jrnl. Pediatric Surg. 29 232 To test the interpretability of morcellated tissue, the device was used on six Wilms' tumors,..a splenectomy, and a bowel resection.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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