splintnoun [ C ]
uk/splɪnt/us/splɪnt/a long, flat object used as a support for a broken bone so that the bone stays in a particular position while it heals:
The doctor put a splint on the arm and bandaged it up.
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Medical dressings, supports & devices
- auditory brainstem implant
- Band-Aid
- bandage
- biventricular pacemaker
- calipers
- cochlear implant
- cotton
- cotton ball
- cotton wool ball
- earplug
- Elastoplast
- ice pack
- lint
- liposome
- plaster cast
- poultice
- truss
- walker
- walking frame
- Zimmer frame
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