splint

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
2. isim A splinter caught in the skin.
3. isim A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
4. isim A device to immobilize a body part.

   “[...] I saw in the white men's ward that little chap tossing on his back, with his arm in splints, and quite light-headed.”

5. isim A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
6. isim Synonym of splent coal.
7. isim A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
8. isim A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
9. fiil To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
10. fiil To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
11. fiil To press fingers against the vaginal wall to ease defecation.
12. fiil To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.