Comminution /(?)/

Com·mi·nu·tion

Comminution

n.
  1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.
  2. Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. (Surg.)
  3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.
    Natural and necessary comminution of our lives.