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splint::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mechanical device |
Examples of splint
splint
In the meantime, the senior is contributing in the field while wearing a splint.
From the dailyherald.com
Choo will wear a splint for the next week to ten days, and then be re-evaluated.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Originally, he thought it was a simple shin splint, but the pain never subsided.
From the post-gazette.com
He had been wearing just a splint, and he plans to continue doing that for games.
From the jsonline.com
The repair essentially involves placing a metal splint around the broken piece.
From the sacbee.com
They took X-rays and could not find a break but put a splint on it for two weeks.
From the thenewstribune.com
An implant-supported restoration was chosen over a tooth-borne cross-arch splint.
From the nature.com
He left the stadium with a splint on the arm, but he did not suffer a fracture.
From the denverpost.com
A splint is a device used for support or immobilization of limbs or of the spine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"
- A thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"
- An orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- A splint is a device used for support or immobilization of limbs or of the spine. It can be used: * By the emergency medical services or by volunteer first responders, to immobilize a fractured limb before the transportation; it is then a temporary immobilization;n* By allied health ...
- Splint, short for Secure Programming Lint, is a programming tool for statically checking C programs for security vulnerabilities and coding mistakes. Formerly called LCLint, it is a modern version of the Unix lint tool.
- Splints is an ailment of the horse or pony, characterized by a hard, bony swelling, usually on the inside of a front leg, lying between the splint and cannon bone or on the splint bone itself. ...
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled off of a larger piece; A device to immobilize a body part; A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia; A segment of armor; A bone found on either side of the horse's cannon bone; To apply a splint; To support one's abdomen with hands or a ...
- (Splinting) Reducing the mobility at a fracture locus by coupling a stiff body to the main bone fragments. The splint may be external (plaster, external fixators) or internal (plate, intramedullary nail).
- (Splinting) Stabilization or immobilization of periodontally involved teeth. Splinting may be accomplished with acrylic resin bite-guards, orthodontic band splints, wire ligation, provisional splints, and fixed prostheses.
