fixator

or fix·at·er

[ fik-sey-ter ]

noun

1. a device incorporating a metal bar and pins that is used in stabilizing difficult bone fractures.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixator¹

First recorded in 1870–75; fix + -ator

Example Sentences

For much of the first year of his recovery, he wore a metal external fixator to stabilize his leg.

From Washington Post

It is in consequence of the digestion of vaccinal products that the phagocytes manufacture the fixator.

From Project Gutenberg