splint
noun
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.
have splinted
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present perfectof splint.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Company doctors have splinted the broken bones of factory workers for generations, and personnel managers long ago began offering vaccinations.
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