splint Antonyms

Meaning of splint

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splint (n)

a thin sliver of wood

an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)

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splint (v)

support with a splint

splint Sentence Examples

  1. The veterinarian applied a splint to the injured dog's broken leg to stabilize it.
  2. She wore a wrist splint to immobilize the joint after suffering a sprain.
  3. The wooden splint served as temporary support for the fractured limb.
  4. Doctors used a plaster splint to straighten the patient's crooked finger.
  5. The splints helped prevent further damage and promote healing.
  6. The patient's ankle was immobilized in a splint to allow the tendons to rest.
  7. The player's broken toe required a splint to provide stability during recovery.
  8. The horse trainer used a splint to support the horse's leg after a kick.
  9. The splint was uncomfortable, but it was necessary to keep the bone in place.
  10. Removing the splint required careful monitoring to ensure the bone was fully healed.

FAQs About the word splint

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

chip, shard, flake, splinter, fragment, sliver, spall, disc, disk, scrap

lump,slab, lump, chunk, slab, chunk, hunk,hunk,

The veterinarian applied a splint to the injured dog's broken leg to stabilize it.

She wore a wrist splint to immobilize the joint after suffering a sprain.

The wooden splint served as temporary support for the fractured limb.

Doctors used a plaster splint to straighten the patient's crooked finger.