splint
IPA: spɫˈɪnt
noun
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- (dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
- (medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.
- (military, historical) A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
- (mining) Synonym of splent coal
- (zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
- (zootomy, veterinary medicine) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
verb
- (transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
- To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
- (obsolete, rare, transitive) To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
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Examples of "splint" in Sentences
- The limb may also be x rayed with the splint.
- I'm trying to apply a splint to immobilize the limb.
- The device is re usable after the splint is removed.
- I was trying to apply a splint to immobilize the limb.
- He was taken to the hospital, where a splint was applied.
- The splint has two modes of adjustment, flexible and rigid.
- For the first week, a splint is worn on the outside of the nose.
- The metal splint is then covered with the tape, to hold it in place.
- The orthodontics can involve braces, removal of teeth, or a bite splint.
- A splint is a medical device for the immobilization of limbs or of the spine.