splint
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splint
(splĭnt)n.
1. A thin piece split off from a larger piece; a splinter.
2.
a. A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone.
b. A dental appliance put on the teeth to protect them from grinding or from moving out of place.
3. A thin, flexible wooden strip, such as one used in the making of baskets or chair bottoms.
4. A plate or strip of metal.
5. A bony enlargement of the cannon bone or splint bone of a horse.
tr.v. splint·ed, splint·ing, splints
To support or restrict with or as if with a splint.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German splinte.]
splint
(splɪnt)n
1. (Medicine) a rigid support for restricting movement of an injured part, esp a broken bone
2. a thin sliver of wood, esp one that is used to light cigars, a fire, etc
3. (Furniture) a thin strip of wood woven with others to form a chair seat, basket, etc
4. (Veterinary Science) vet science inflammation of the small metatarsal or metacarpal bones along the side of the cannon bone of a horse
5. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330
6. another word for splinter
vb
(Medicine) to apply a splint to (a broken arm, etc)
[C13: from Middle Low German splinte; related to Middle Dutch splinte splint, Old High German spaltan to split]
ˈsplintˌlike adj
splint
(splɪnt)n.
1. a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
2. one of a number of thin strips of wood woven together to make a chair seat, basket, etc.
3. a bony enlargement of a splint bone of a horse or related animal.
4. a narrow plate or metal strip used in making armor.
5. Brit. Dial. a splinter of wood or stone.
v.t. 6. to secure, hold in position, or support by means of a splint, as a fractured bone.
7. to support as if with splints.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German splinte; compare splinter]
splint
Past participle: splinted
Gerund: splinting
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| Noun | 1. | splint - a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint" |
| 2. | splint - an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles | |
| Verb | 1. | splint - support with a splint; "splint a broken finger" practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
Translations
جَبيرَةشَريحَة خَشَب لِسَنْد السّاق المَكْسورَه
dlaha
skinne
lasta
udlaga
spelka
添え木
부목
įtvarasrakštisskiedrasuskaldytisuskilti
šina
dlaha
skena
เฝือก
süyekcebire
thanh nẹp
splint
[splɪnt]A. N (Med) → tablilla f
to put sb's arm in splints → entablillar el brazo a algn
to be in splints → estar entablillado
to put sb's arm in splints → entablillar el brazo a algn
to be in splints → estar entablillado
B. VT → entablillar
splint
(splint) noun a piece of wood etc used to keep a broken arm or leg in a fixed position while it heals.
ˈsplinter noun a small sharp broken piece of wood etc. The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger.
verb to split into splinters. The door splintered under the heavy blow.
splint
→ جَبيرَة dlaha skinne Schiene νάρθηκας tablilla lasta attelle udlaga stecca 添え木 부목 spalk flis szyna tala лубок skena เฝือก süyek thanh nẹp 藤条splint
n. férula, tablilla, soporte de madera, metal, plástico, vidrio de fibra o yeso usado para dar apoyo, inmovilizar un hueso fracturado o proteger una parte del cuerpo.