1. Fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
   "immobilisation of the injured knee was necessary"
   - immobilization 
2. The act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
   - immobilization, immobilizing, immobilising [Brit]

Derived forms: immobilisations

See also: immobilise [Brit]

Type of: preservation, restraint, saving

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