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splint rigid or semiflexible device for the immobilization of displaced or fractured parts of the body. Most commonly employed for fractures of bones, a splint may be a first-aid measure that allows the patient to be moved without displacing the injured part, or it may be a means of fixation to immobilize the bones until healing is complete. Any material that offers the degree of resistance required may be used for a temporary splint, e.g., cloth, gauze, plaster, or metal. Splints made of plastic and fiberglass are now molded to fit specific parts of the body. Air splints are made of rubber or plastic that can be blown up to effectively immobilize a limb. |
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"splint." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "splint." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-splint.html "splint." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-splint.html |
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splint / splint/ • n. 1. a strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone when it has been set: she had to wear splints on her legs. 2. a long, thin strip of wood used to light a fire. ∎ a rigid or flexible strip, esp. of wood, used in basketwork. 3. a bony enlargement on the inside of a horse's leg, on the splint bone. • v. [tr.] secure (a broken limb) with a splint or splints: his leg was splinted. |
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"splint." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "splint." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-splint.html "splint." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-splint.html |
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splint plate of overlapping metal in medieval armour XIII; slender or thin slip of wood, etc.; (dial.) splinter XIV; (in farriery) tumour developing into a bony excrescence XVI; laminated coal XVIII. — MLG. splente, splinte, MDu. splinte (Du. splint); rel. to next
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T. F. HOAD. "splint." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "splint." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-splint.html T. F. HOAD. "splint." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-splint.html |
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splint (splint) n. a rigid appliance (orthosis) used to support or hold a limb or digit in position until healing of a fracture, dislocation, or soft-tissue injury has occurred.
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"splint." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "splint." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-splint.html "splint." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-splint.html |
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•acquaint, ain't, attaint, complaint, constraint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, quaint, restraint, saint, taint
•spray-paint • greasepaint • warpaint
•asquint, bint, clint, dint, flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, print, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, tint
•Septuagint • skinflint • catmint
•varmint • spearmint • calamint
•peppermint • enprint • screen print
•offprint • blueprint • newsprint
•footprint • thumbprint • fingerprint
•monotint • mezzotint • aquatint
•pint • Geraint
•Comte, conte, font, fount, pont, quant, Vermont, want
•Delfont • vicomte • Frémont
•piedmont • Beaumont • Hellespont
•passant • poste restante
•avaunt, daunt, flaunt, gaunt, haunt, jaunt, taunt, vaunt
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"splint." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "splint." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-splint.html "splint." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-splint.html |
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