Medical Dictionary

1splint

noun \ˈsplint\

Medical Definition of SPLINT

1
:  material or a device used to protect and immobilize a body part <a plaster splint for a fractured leg> <a dental splint>
2
:  a bony enlargement on the upper part of the cannon bone of a horse usually on the inside of the leg
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