splinted

We have found lemma(root) word of splinted : splint.

Definitions


[splɪnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone when it has been set
(e.g: she had to wear splints on her legs)

- a long, thin strip of wood used to light a fire

- a bony enlargement on the inside of a horse's leg, on the splint bone

- a fragment of diamond


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in splint; also denoting a section of armour): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German splinte ‘metal plate or pin’; related to splinter


[splɪnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- secure (a broken limb) with a splint or splints
(e.g: his leg was splinted)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in splint; also denoting a section of armour): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German splinte ‘metal plate or pin’; related to splinter




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