bullet fragment
Spent round piece
A bullet fragment is a piece of a bullet that has broken apart, typically upon impact with a target, surface, or intermediate barrier.
Fragments scatter unpredictably and can cause secondary injuries beyond the main wound channel.
The term appears frequently in forensic reports, ballistics analysis, and medical contexts: Surgeons removed several bullet fragments from his shoulder.
The bullet fragmented on impact with the windshield.
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
- splinterThin sharp fragment
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