splint

🇺🇸 /splɪnt/ 🇬🇧 /splɪnt/
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A stiff piece used to support and keep a broken bone in place.

After she broke her arm, the doctor used a splint to hold it in place.

translation

n. A stiff piece used to support and keep a broken bone in place.

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Plural splints