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Splints

An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.

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noun
  1. 1

    An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.

noun
  1. 1

    A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

  2. 2

    A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.

  3. 3

    A device to immobilize a body part.

  4. 4

    A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.

verb
  1. 1

    To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.

  2. 2

    To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.

  3. 3

    To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.

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bracesnoun(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
coaptationnounThe bringing together of two parts to form an approximated positioning; used especially of a dislocated joint (in reference to reduction), a broken bone (in reference to bonesetting), portions of soft tissue (in reference to wound closure or to anastomosis), or heart valve function (wherein good leaflet coaptation is healthy and poor coaptation causes regurgitation/insufficiency).
equithesinnounAn equine anaesthetic that is a mixture of chloral hydrate, magnesium sulfate and pentobarbital
flunixinnoun(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, analgesic, and antipyretic used in horses.
equibactinnounA veterinary mixture of trimethoprim and sulfadiazine used to treat infections in horses
equithesinenounMisspelling of equithesin. [An equine anaesthetic that is a mixture of chloral hydrate, magnesium sulfate and pentobarbital]
banaminenounA brand of flunixin meglumine.
sinapismnounA mustard plaster.
eperisonenounA particular muscle relaxant used against spasms.
flunixinenounAlternative form of flunixin. [(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, analgesic, and antipyretic used in horses.]
antiplasmodicnounSuch a drug / medication
iatralipticsnoun(medicine) therapeutic inunction
colvasonenounA synthetic corticosteroid used in veterinary medicine
clavacinnounpatulin
spondylotherapeuticsnounSynonym of spondylotherapy.
cataplasmnoun(medicine) A plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
closantelnounA particular anthelminthic drug.
treptilaminenounAn antispasmodic drug.
apothesinenounA particular anesthetic drug.
endixaprinenounAn anticonvulsant drug.

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