Coaptation splint
coaptation splint n.
A short splint designed to prevent overriding of the ends of a fractured bone, often supplemented by a longer splint to fix the entire limb.
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- Coapted
[koh-apt] /koʊˈæpt/ verb (used with object) 1. to bring close together: The surgeons coapted the edges of the wound.
- Coarct
coarct co·arct (kō-ärkt’) v. To restrict or press together, as a blood vessel.
- Coarctate
[koh-ahrk-teyt, -tit] /koʊˈɑrk teɪt, -tɪt/ adjective 1. (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium. /kəʊˈɑːkteɪt/ adjective 1. (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly 2. crowded or pressed together; constricted verb (intransitive) 3. (pathol) (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become […]
- Coarctation
[koh-ahrk-tey-shuh n] /ˌkoʊ ɑrkˈteɪ ʃən/ noun 1. Pathology. 2. Entomology. the condition of having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium. coarctation co·arc·ta·tion (kō’ärk-tā’shən) n. A constriction, stricture, or stenosis.