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frag·ment (frgmnt)

n.

1. A small part broken off or detached.

2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit.

v. (frgmnt)

To break or separate into fragments.

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fragment

[frag′mənt]

Etymology: L, frangere, to break

one of the small pieces into which a larger entity has been broken.

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fragment,

n a broken or disconnected part of a larger whole, such as a tooth or root.

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Patient discussion about fragmented.

Q. what is fragments of endocervical glandular mucosa with inflammation and squamous metaplasia fragments of endocervical glandular mucosa

A. It means that part of the mucose on the cervix area has changes from a certain kind of mucose cells to another, and that there is a bit of an inflammation around it. This should be brought to the knowledge of a gynecologist and be monitored by him/her.