splint

Noun
  1. A thin sliver of wood (synset 109465627)
    "he lit the fire with a burning splint"
    is a type of: paring, shaving, sliver - a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
  2. An orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) (synset 104289632)
    is a type of: mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
Verb
  1. Support with a splint (synset 200083414)
    "splint a broken finger"
    referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - 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
    is a type of: care for, treat - provide treatment for

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