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splint
(redirected from abutment 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. spalkشَريحَة خَشَب لِسَنْد السّاق المَكْسورَهшинаdlahaskinnedie Schieneνάρθηκαςtablillalahasتخته ي شكسته بنديlastaattelleסַדखपच्ची, चपटीudlagasínbelatspelkaassicella当て木(접골용) 부목(副木)įtvarasšinabelatspalkskinne, spjelkszyna, łubkitalaatelăлубок; шинаdlahadeščica za uravnavo zlomljenih udov, opornicaudlagaspjäla, skenaเฝือกsüyek, cebire夾板шинаٹوٹی ہڈّی کو جوڑ کر ملائے رکھنے والی گل پٹی میں لگی ہوئی لکڑي وغیرہ کی پٹیthanh nẹp
n ˈsplinter
a small sharp broken piece of wood etc The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger.splinterشَظِيَّهтрескаtřískasplintder Splitterαιχμηρό κομμάτι σπασμένου ξύλουastillapindtikkuéchardeשְׁבָבचैलीkrhotina, iverszálkakepingan kayuflísscheggia, frammentoとげ(나무·돌 등의) 작은 조각, 날카로운 파편rakštis, skiedra, nuolaužaskabarga; skaida; šķembaselumbarsplinterflisdrzazgalascaaşchieзанозаtrieskatrščicaiverflisa, skärva, stickaเศษเล็ก ๆ ที่แตกออกkıymık(木)尖片、刺тріска; скіпкаلکڑی کی چھپٹی یا پتھر کا ٹکڑاmảnh vụn、刺
v
to split into splinters The door splintered under the heavy blow.versplinterيَتَشَظّى، يَنْفَلِقразцепвам (се)rozštípat (se)splintrezersplitternκάνω, γίνομαι κομμάτιαastillarse, hacerse astillaspilbastumapirstoutuase fendre en éclatsלְהִשַבֵּר לִרסִיסִיםखपची बनानाcijepati, razbiti u krhotinedarabokra tör(ik)menghancurkanflísa(st)sheggiarsi裂ける(조각조각) 찢어지다, 쪼개지다suskilti, suskaldyti[]šķelt; skaldīt; []šķeltiesmenyerpihversplinterenflise(s) opp, splintre(s)rozłupywać (się)estilhaçar-sea se face ţăndăriрасщеплять(ся);раскалывать(ся)rozštiepiť (sa)razklati (se) na trščiceiscepkati sesplittrasแตกเป็นเศษเล็กเศษน้อยparçala(n)mak裂成碎片розколювати(ся); розщеплювати(ся)توڑ کر ٹکڑوں ، ریزوں میں تقسیم کرناvỡ ra từng mảnh

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