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splint

UK/splint/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A rigid device used to immobilize and support a broken or injured limb; a thin strip of wood

夹板;薄木片

v.

To support or immobilize an injured limb with a splint

用夹板固定(骨折处)

Root Breakdown

Native English
splintother
=splint

Common Collocations

  • 1.apply a splint上夹板
  • 2.put in a splint用夹板固定
  • 3.plaster splint石膏夹板
  • 4.[finger splint]手指夹板

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The doctor applied a splint to stabilize the patient's fractured wrist.

  • 2.

    In the wilderness, he fashioned a makeshift splint from branches to support his injured leg.

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