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splint
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splint  (splnt)
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
Noun
a piece of wood used to support a broken bone [Middle Low German splinte]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.splint - a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"
paring, shaving, sliver - a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
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
Verb1.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"
care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
Translations
splint [splɪnt] ntablilla

splint [splɪnt] nattelle f, éclisse f

splint [splɪnt] nSchiene f

splint [splɪnt] n (MED) → stecca

splint
n splint [splint]
a piece of wood etc used to keep a broken arm or leg in a fixed position while it heals. spalk شَريحَة خَشَب لِسَنْد السّاق المَكْسورَه шина dlaha skinne die Schiene νάρθηκας tablilla lahas تخته ي شكسته بندي lasta attelle סַד खपच्ची, चपटी udlaga sín belat spelka assicella 当て木 (접골용) 부목(副木) įtvaras šina belat spalk skinne, spjelk szyna, łubki tala atelă лубок; шина dlaha deščica za uravnavo zlomljenih udov, opornica udlaga spjäla, skena เฝือก süyek, cebire 夾板 шина ٹوٹی ہڈّی کو جوڑ کر ملائے رکھنے والی گل پٹی میں لگی ہوئی لکڑي وغیرہ کی پٹی thanh nẹp
n splinter
a small sharp broken piece of wood etc The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger. splinter شَظِيَّه треска tříska splint der Splitter αιχμηρό κομμάτι σπασμένου ξύλου astilla pind tikku écharde שְׁבָב चैली krhotina, iver szálka kepingan kayu flís scheggia, frammento とげ (나무·돌 등의) 작은 조각, 날카로운 파편 rakštis, skiedra, nuolauža skabarga; skaida; šķemba selumbar splinter flis drzazga lasca aşchie заноза trieska trščica iver flisa, skärva, sticka เศษเล็ก ๆ ที่แตกออก kıymık (木)尖片、刺 тріска; скіпка لکڑی کی چھپٹی یا پتھر کا ٹکڑا mảnh vụn、刺
v
to split into splinters The door splintered under the heavy blow. versplinter يَتَشَظّى، يَنْفَلِق разцепвам (се) rozštípat (se) splintre zersplittern κάνω, γίνομαι κομμάτια astillarse, hacerse astillas pilbastuma pirstoutua se fendre en éclats לְהִשַבֵּר לִרסִיסִים खपची बनाना cijepati, razbiti u krhotine darabokra tör(ik) menghancurkan flísa(st) sheggiarsi 裂ける (조각조각) 찢어지다, 쪼개지다 suskilti, suskaldyti []šķelt; skaldīt; []šķelties menyerpih versplinteren flise(s) opp, splintre(s) rozłupywać (się) estilhaçar-se a se face ţăndări расщеплять(ся);раскалывать(ся) rozštiepiť (sa) razklati (se) na trščice iscepkati se splittras แตกเป็นเศษเล็กเศษน้อย parçala(n)mak 裂成碎片 розколювати(ся); розщеплювати(ся) توڑ کر ٹکڑوں ، ریزوں میں تقسیم کرنا vỡ ra từng mảnh


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