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Elizabethan collar

noun Eliz·a·be·than collar \i-ˌliz-ə-ˌbē-thən-\

Medical Definition of ELIZABETHAN COLLAR

:  a broad circle of stiff cardboard or other material placed about the neck of a cat or dog to prevent it from licking or biting an injured part

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