splint

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.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German splinte.]

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splint

Noun

a piece of wood used to support a broken bone [Middle Low German splinte]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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
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" 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] n → tablilla

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splint [splɪnt] n → attelle f, éclisse f

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splint [splɪnt] n → Schiene f

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splint [splɪnt] n (MED) → stecca