释义 |
spica cast spica casta cast of layers overlapping in a V pattern, covering two body parts greatly different in size, as the hip and waist, thumb and wrist, etc.SPICA cast Orthopedic surgery A body cast that fits over both legs, encasing the lower body from the nipple line downspi·ca cast (spī'kă kast) 1. Successive strips of material applied to the body and the first part of a limb, or to the hand and a finger, which overlap slightly in a V to resemble an ear of grain. 2. Special type of cast used to immobilize the hip. Usually extends from the midthorax to below the knee. The hip is immobilized in abduction. |