bone splint
11splint — ► NOUN 1) a strip of rigid material for supporting a broken bone when it has been set. 2) a long, thin strip of wood used in basketwork or to light a fire. ► VERB ▪ secure with a splint or splints. ORIGIN Dutch, Low German splinte metal plate or… …
12splint — 1. An appliance for preventing movement of a joint or for the fixation of displaced or movable parts. 2. The s. bone, or fibula. [Middle Dutch splinte] acid etch cemented s. a s. of heavy wire which is cemented to the labial surfaces of …
13splint bone — noun a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os * * * noun 1. : one of the rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bones resembling a splint on either …
14splint — n. & v. n. 1 a a strip of rigid material used for holding a broken bone etc. when set. b a rigid or flexible strip of esp. wood used in basketwork etc. 2 a tumour or bony excrescence on the inside of a horse s leg. 3 a thin strip of wood etc.… …
15splint — splintlike, adj. /splint/, n. 1. a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position. 2. one of a number of thin strips of wood woven together to… …
16splint — /splɪnt / (say splint) noun 1. a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilise a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position. 2. one of a number of thin strips of wood woven together to… …
17Splint (medicine) — A splint is a medical device for the immobilization of limbs or of the spine.It can be used: * By the Emergency Medical Services or by volunteer first responders, to immobilize a fractured limb before the transportation; it is then a temporary… …
18splint — [[t]splɪnt[/t]] n. 1) med a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position 2) fur one of a number of thin strips of wood woven together to make …
19splint — splɪnt n. thin piece of wood or other material used to immobilize a broken bone while it is healing v. apply a splint, immobilize a broken bone by means of a splint …
20splint — noun 1》 a strip of rigid material for supporting a broken bone when it has been set. 2》 a long, thin strip of wood used in basketwork or to light a fire. 3》 a bony enlargement on the inside of a horse s leg, on the splint bone. verb secure with a …
