splint

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	mechanical device,
definition	:	mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles (noun.artifact)

2. a thin sliver of wood (noun.object)

hypernym	:	paring, shaving, sliver,
definition	:	a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something (noun.object)

3. support with a splint (verb.body)

hypernym	:	care for, treat,
definition	:	provide treatment for (verb.body)

domain category	:	medicine, practice of medicine,
definition	:	the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries (noun.act)

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

derivation	:	splint,
definition	:	support with a splint (verb.body)

5. support with a splint (verb.body)

derivation	:	splint,
definition	:	an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) (noun.artifact)

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

derivation	:	splint,
definition	:	support with a splint (verb.body)

7. support with a splint (verb.body)

derivation	:	splint,
definition	:	an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) (noun.artifact)