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splint

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1. splint - Noun

2. splint - Verb

Meaning

A piece split off; a splinter.

A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when set.

A splint bone.

A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.

One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.

Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.

To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver.

To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2.

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splint a broken finger Source: Internet

All that remains of them in modern horses is a set of small vestigial bones on the leg below the knee, citation known informally as splint bones. Source: Internet

A stabilization splint is a hard acrylic splint that forces the teeth to meet in an "ideal" relationship for the muscles of mastication and the TMJs. Source: Internet

A stabilization splint is only intended to be used for about 2–3 months. Source: Internet

An upper, full coverage occlusal splint. Source: Internet

A splint can also have a diagnostic role if it demonstrates excessive occlusal wear after a period of wearing it each night. Source: Internet

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