splintagen.
/ˈsplɪntɪdʒ/ The application or use of surgical or dental splints.
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remineralization1828
reattachment1846
articulation1849
aurification1881
root work1903
apicectomy1914
spatulation1939
fluoridation1951
fluoridization1951
splintage1956
splinting1960
replant1969
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > treatments uniting or replacing parts > [noun] > setting bones or dislocations > splinting
spelkingc1440
splinting1548
splintage1956
1891 in Cent. Dict.
1956 H. Kazis & A. J. Kazis Compl. Mouth Rehabilitation vii. 88 As a result of splintage there is a reduction of the stress load on the supporting bone.
1970 R. D. Muckart in G. Murdoch Prosthetic & Orthotic Pract. xi. 471 Maintenance of mobility and the prevention of deformity or contracture is by far the most important function of upper-limb splintage.
1978 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Med. 71 186 The wrist fixation device is designed to control Colles' fracture by internal splintage.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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