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Definition of: fragmentation
(frag′mən·tā′shən) noun
1. The breaking up into fragments.
2. The scattering in all directions of the fragments of an exploding grenade, shell, or bomb.
3. Biol. In cell division, the breaking up of one or more chromosomes into pieces smaller than the normal.
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