"coaptation splint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coaptation splints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coaptation splint (plural coaptation splints)
  1. (medicine) A short splint, used with a longer one that covers the entire limb, that prevents the ends of a fractured bone from overriding Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-coaptation_splint-en-noun-unLzsTI3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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