Splint
noun
A strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone or joint.
The doctor put a splint on his broken arm.
Often appears as...
- cast and splint
- arm splint
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To support or immobilize a body part especially a broken bone with a splint.
They splinted her fractured leg immediately after the accident.
Often appears as...
- splint an arm
- splint a leg
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to support something or keep it in place.
He used a splint of wood to prop up the tree.
Often appears as...
- wooden splint
- metal splint
noun
A strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone or joint.
The doctor put a splint on his broken arm.
Often appears as...
- cast and splint
- arm splint
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To support or immobilize a body part especially a broken bone with a splint.
They splinted her fractured leg immediately after the accident.
Often appears as...
- splint an arm
- splint a leg
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to support something or keep it in place.
He used a splint of wood to prop up the tree.
Often appears as...
- wooden splint
- metal splint
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Primarily used in a medical setting to describe stabilizing injured body parts.
After the x-ray, the nurse will apply a splint to your wrist.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Solution
A splint is often a temporary fix until a more permanent treatment, like a cast.
The splint will hold your ankle in place until surgery.
Pro Tip 3/3Immobilization
A splint restricts movement to aid healing, it doesn't merely cushion or cover the area.
Make sure your splint is secure to properly immobilize the injured joint.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Primarily used in a medical setting to describe stabilizing injured body parts.
After the x-ray, the nurse will apply a splint to your wrist.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Solution
A splint is often a temporary fix until a more permanent treatment, like a cast.
The splint will hold your ankle in place until surgery.
Pro Tip 3/3Immobilization
A splint restricts movement to aid healing, it doesn't merely cushion or cover the area.
Make sure your splint is secure to properly immobilize the injured joint.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Primarily used in a medical setting to describe stabilizing injured body parts.
After the x-ray, the nurse will apply a splint to your wrist.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Solution
A splint is often a temporary fix until a more permanent treatment, like a cast.
The splint will hold your ankle in place until surgery.
Pro Tip 3/3Immobilization
A splint restricts movement to aid healing, it doesn't merely cushion or cover the area.
Make sure your splint is secure to properly immobilize the injured joint.
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Video examples
Life and Death in a Bird...
with a bird in hand and they've gone to a great deal of trouble to find us they take off half the day to to rescue this bird they often have to hold it for a splint to be made because we don't have enough people here and they always say oh thank you thank you thank you we have to turn and say thank you for caring
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"Good" and "bad" are...
and she would cross the fingers on that hand. So the therapist said we should devise a splint, which would rob my kid of the ability to actually use those fingers, but it would at least force them into some position that looked normal. In that first year, I was starting to realize a few things.
Video examples
Life and Death in a Bird...
with a bird in hand and they've gone to a great deal of trouble to find us they take off half the day to to rescue this bird they often have to hold it for a splint to be made because we don't have enough people here and they always say oh thank you thank you thank you we have to turn and say thank you for caring
Video examples
"Good" and "bad" are...
and she would cross the fingers on that hand. So the therapist said we should devise a splint, which would rob my kid of the ability to actually use those fingers, but it would at least force them into some position that looked normal. In that first year, I was starting to realize a few things.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Petra Kvitova
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I found out how I missed tennis through the period I didn't play. It was a difficult time to watch girls playing on the TV, me sitting on the sofa with the hand in a splint. I find out then how I love this sport.
Quote examples
Petra Kvitova
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I found out how I missed tennis through the period I didn't play. It was a difficult time to watch girls playing on the TV, me sitting on the sofa with the hand in a splint. I find out then how I love this sport.
Example 1 of 1
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