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noun ˈspʌɪkəˈspaɪkə Medicine A bandage folded into a spiral arrangement resembling an ear of wheat or barley. Example sentencesExamples - Current treatment for this type of fracture is a thumb spica, but some evidence suggests that the thumb could be omitted from the cast.
- As a basic rule, in a patient with a clinically suspected scaphoid fracture but negative initial radiographs, it is reasonable to apply a short arm thumb spica and re-evaluate the patient in two weeks.
Synonyms bandage, covering, plaster, gauze, lint, compress, ligature, swathe, poultice, salve
Origin Late 17th century: from Latin, literally 'spike, ear of corn'; related to spina 'spine'. The current sense is influenced by Greek stakhus 'ear of wheat'. proper nounˈspiːkəˈspīkə Astronomy The brightest star in the constellation Virgo.
Origin Latin, literally 'ear of wheat (in the hand of the goddess)'. nounˈspīkəˈspaɪkə Medicine A bandage folded into a spiral arrangement resembling an ear of wheat or barley. Example sentencesExamples - As a basic rule, in a patient with a clinically suspected scaphoid fracture but negative initial radiographs, it is reasonable to apply a short arm thumb spica and re-evaluate the patient in two weeks.
- Current treatment for this type of fracture is a thumb spica, but some evidence suggests that the thumb could be omitted from the cast.
Synonyms bandage, covering, plaster, gauze, lint, compress, ligature, swathe, poultice, salve
Origin Late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘spike, ear of corn’; related to spina ‘spine’. The current sense is influenced by Greek stakhus ‘ear of wheat’. proper nounˈspīkə Astronomy The brightest star in the constellation Virgo.
Origin Latin, literally ‘ear of wheat (in the hand of the goddess)’. |