splint

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a thin sliver of wood
    an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
  • Verb:
    support with a splint

Word Origin

splint (n.)
c. 1300, "overlapping plate or strip in armor" (made of metal splints), probably from Middle Low German splinte, splente "thin piece of iron," related to Middle Dutch splinte "splint," probably literally "thin piece cut off," and from a Germanic offshoot of PIE *(s)plei- "to split, splice" (see flint). Cognate with Danish splint "splinter," Swedish splint "wooden peg, wedge." Meaning "slender, flexible slip of wood" is recorded from early 14c.; specific surgical sense is attested from c. 1400.

Example

1. Low temperature plastic splint fixed to treat infantile congenital equinovarus .
2. Children bruxism , achencach wild behavior checklist , relative factor occlusal splint .
3. Evaluating the effects of splint ; pinch type , and wrist posture on pinch strength .
4. I 'll make you a splint .
5. Where was the splint fixed ?

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