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splint Definition

splint (splint)

noun

  1. a thin strip of wood or cane woven together with others to make baskets, chair seats, etc.
  2. a thin strip of metal used in overlapping construction with others to make medieval armor
  3. a thin, rigid strip of wood, metal, etc. set along a broken bone to keep the pieces in place or used to keep a part of the body in a fixed position
  4. a bony growth or tumor on the cannon bone of a horse, mule, etc.

Etymology: ME splente < MDu or MLowG splinte: for IE base see split

transitive verb

to fit, support, or hold in place with or as with a splint or splints

splint Synonyms

splint

n.

  1. A support

    prop, rib, reinforcement; see brace 1, support 2.

  2. A sliver

    chip, slat, reed; see splinter.

splint Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • shin: Liam avoided this fate by having to drop out at about 27 miles due to a sudden pain that he suspected was shin splints.
  • wear: Wear wrist splints for support, or try resting your wrists on a sponge bar in front of the keyboard.
  • apply: Do not attempt to apply splints to the leg.
  • prevent: Stretching Stretching the leg muscles before and after exercise helps prevent shin splints.
  • light: The ( - ) cathode gas gives a squeaky pop with a lit splint - hydrogen.
  • design: It is a flexible ( usually plastic ) splint designed to be used over the diaper.

Adjective modifier

  • glowing: The test for oxygen gas is that it relights a glowing splint.
  • wooden: It took him a while, his movement hindered by the ungainly wooden splint strapped to his leg.
  • removable: A removable knee splint may be used to support the knee during the recovery period.
  • smart: Once its job is done, the smart splint must disappear completely - a very smart solution to an old medical problem.
  • plastic: I was led into the physio's room where Lesley make me this plastic splint within minutes.

Modifies a noun

  • coal: They had also acquired control of the lion's share of the vital splint coal and blackband ore needed to feed these furnaces.
  • bone: Splints: Splints are bony enlargements on the splint bones caused by damage to the bone membrane.
  • treatment: Over the years a number of treatments have been tried ranging from reassurance with no treatment to conservative splint treatment to various surgical procedures.
  • problem: Kieron Dyer is now on crutches with shin splint problems after a long injury lay-off.

Noun used with modifier

  • shin: My problems started with shin splints, which I managed to get rid of thanks to all the advice I had received.
  • wrist: Wear wrist splints for support, or try resting your wrists on a sponge bar in front of the keyboard.
  • bite: There is a distinction between treatment for a problematic joint treatment for problematic muscles How long should I wear the Bite Splint for?
  • night: Even the night splint has been shown to be effective only in relatively chronic patients.
  • leg: The home fans booed but it was obvious the injury was worse than it appeared as a leg splint was brought on.