splint
[ splint ]
/ splɪnt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to secure, hold in position, or support by means of a splint or splints, as a fractured bone.
to support as if with splints.
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Origin of splint
1275–1325; Middle English <Middle Dutch or Middle Low German splinte;cf. splinter
OTHER WORDS FROM splint
splintlike, adjectiveun·splint·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for splint
splint
/ (splɪnt) /
noun
verb
to apply a splint to (a broken arm, etc)
Derived forms of splint
splintlike, adjectiveWord Origin for splint
C13: from Middle Low German splinte; related to Middle Dutch splinte splint, Old High German spaltan to split
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Medical definitions for splint
splint
[ splĭnt ]
n.
A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone.
A dental appliance put on the teeth to protect them from grinding or from moving out of place.
v.
To support or restrict with a splint.
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