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noun 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.
one of a number of thin strips of wood woven together to make a chair seat, basket, etc.
Veterinary Medicine . an exostosis or bony enlargement of a splint bone of a horse or a related animal.
Armor . any of a number of narrow plates or lames joined with rivets or a backing to form a piece of armor. a partial vambrace protecting only the outer part of the arm. British Dialect . a splinter of wood or stone.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to secure, hold in position, or support by means of a splint or splints, as a fractured bone.
to support as if with splints.
Origin of splint 1275–1325; Middle English <Middle Dutch or Middle Low German splinte; cf. splinter
OTHER WORDS FROM splint splintlike, adjective un·splint·ed, adjective Words nearby splint splice, splicer, splicing, spliff, spline, splint , splint bone, splinter, splinter group, splintery, split
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Example sentences from the Web for splint The splint is fixed above and below by bandages, and the projecting knee is drawn towards it by a few turns of elastic webbing.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
This it joins an inch or more above the bottom of the splint bone.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
These end splint s must be trimmed evenly and left just long enough to bend over the splint running round on the inner side.
Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools | Virginia McGaw
If the wound be of the leg or foot, the patient should be in the recumbent position, with the part elevated and a splint applied.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry | Maximilian Stern
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British Dictionary definitions for splint noun a rigid support for restricting movement of an injured part, esp a broken bone
a thin sliver of wood, esp one that is used to light cigars, a fire, etc
a thin strip of wood woven with others to form a chair seat, basket, etc
vet science inflammation of the small metatarsal or metacarpal bones along the side of the cannon bone of a horse
one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330
another word for splinter
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb to apply a splint to (a broken arm, etc)
Derived forms of splint splintlike , adjective Word Origin for splint C13: from Middle Low German splinte; related to Middle Dutch splinte splint, Old High German spaltan to split
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Words related to splint brace, rib, reinforcement, prop, chip, splinter, reed, slat
Medical definitions for splint n. A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone.
A dental appliance put on the teeth to protect them from grinding or from moving out of place.
v. To support or restrict with a splint.
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