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 doctor applied a splint to my broken arm to help it heal properly
- I had to wear a splint on my finger after jamming it playing basketball
- The horse's leg was injured so the vet put a splint on it to stabilize the bone
- I could feel the splint digging into my skin as I tried to move my hand
- My ankle was so swollen that the doctor recommended using a splint to prevent further injury
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