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immobilization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immobilisation |
| Type of | preservation, saving |
| Derivation | immobilize |
immobilization of the injured knee was necessary.
immobilization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immobilisation, immobilizing |
| Type of | restraint |
| Derivation | immobilize |
the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team.
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Among the risk factors assessed were age, history of immobilization and cancer.
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If a fracture is found, it may require immobilization or surgical intervention.
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A splint is a device used for support or immobilization of limbs or of the spine.
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That's a far cry from the immobilization that used to accompany ACL operation.
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Perspex is then vacuum formed over this bust creating an immobilization shell.
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Immobilization is often unnecessary and causes the patient considerable discomfort.
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Positioning and immobilization of individual quantum dots with nanoscale precision.
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Joints do not do well with complete immobilization as they may become stiff.
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Policing may involve oophagy and immobilization of egg-layers from the worker caste.
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- Fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary"
- The act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team"
- (immobilize) hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
- (immobilize) trap: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
- (immobilize) make defenseless
- (immobilize) convert (assets) into fixed capital
- Lying (also recumbency or prostration) is a type of human position in which the body is more or less horizontal and supported along its length by the surface underneath.
- Immobilization in soil science is when organic matter decomposes and is absorbed by micro-organisms, therefore preventing it being accessible to plants. Immobilization is the opposite of mineralization.
- The act or process of preventing a thing from moving; The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants
