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splint
(splĭnt)n.
1. A thin piece split off from a larger piece; a splinter.
2.
a. A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone.
b. A dental appliance put on the teeth to protect them from grinding or from moving out of place.
3. A thin, flexible wooden strip, such as one used in the making of baskets or chair bottoms.
4. A plate or strip of metal.
5. A bony enlargement of the cannon bone or splint bone of a horse.
tr.v. splint·ed, splint·ing, splints
To support or restrict with or as if with a splint.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German splinte.]
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splint
(splɪnt)n
1. (Medicine) a rigid support for restricting movement of an injured part, esp a broken bone
2. a thin sliver of wood, esp one that is used to light cigars, a fire, etc
3. (Furniture) a thin strip of wood woven with others to form a chair seat, basket, etc
4. (Veterinary Science) vet science inflammation of the small metatarsal or metacarpal bones along the side of the cannon bone of a horse
5. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330
6. another word for splinter
vb
(Medicine) to apply a splint to (a broken arm, etc)
[C13: from Middle Low German splinte; related to Middle Dutch splinte splint, Old High German spaltan to split]
ˈsplintˌlike adj
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splint
(splɪnt)n.
1. a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
2. one of a number of thin strips of wood woven together to make a chair seat, basket, etc.
3. a bony enlargement of a splint bone of a horse or related animal.
4. a narrow plate or metal strip used in making armor.
5. Brit. Dial. a splinter of wood or stone.
v.t. 6. to secure, hold in position, or support by means of a splint, as a fractured bone.
7. to support as if with splints.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German splinte; compare splinter]
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splint
Past participle: splinted
Gerund: splinting
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| Noun | 1. | splint - a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint" |
| 2. | splint - an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles | |
| Verb | 1. | splint - support with a splint; "splint a broken finger" practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
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Translations
جَبيرَةشَريحَة خَشَب لِسَنْد السّاق المَكْسورَه
dlaha
skinne
lasta
udlaga
spelka
添え木
부목
įtvarasrakštisskiedrasuskaldytisuskilti
šina
dlaha
skena
เฝือก
süyekcebire
thanh nẹp
splint
[splɪnt]A. N (Med) → tablilla f
to put sb's arm in splints → entablillar el brazo a algn
to be in splints → estar entablillado
to put sb's arm in splints → entablillar el brazo a algn
to be in splints → estar entablillado
B. VT → entablillar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
splint
n → Schiene f; to put a splint on somebody/something → jdn/etw schienen; to be in splints → geschient sein
vt → schienen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
splint
(splint) noun a piece of wood etc used to keep a broken arm or leg in a fixed position while it heals.
ˈsplinter noun a small sharp broken piece of wood etc. The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger.
verb to split into splinters. The door splintered under the heavy blow.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
splint
→ جَبيرَة dlaha skinne Schiene νάρθηκας tablilla lasta attelle udlaga stecca 添え木 부목 spalk flis szyna tala лубок skena เฝือก süyek thanh nẹp 藤条Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
splint
n. férula, tablilla, soporte de madera, metal, plástico, vidrio de fibra o yeso usado para dar apoyo, inmovilizar un hueso fracturado o proteger una parte del cuerpo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
splint
n (basic) tablilla, (manufactured, with straps, etc.) férula; cock-up — férula cock-up; inflatable air — férula inflable, férula hinchable (esp. Esp); neutral wrist — férula de muñeca en posición neutra; spica — espica de yeso; vt entablillar, colocar una tablilla enEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.