The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPLINTS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Immobilizers for bone fractures crossword clue answers
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Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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SPLINTS | 100 % | 7 |
Why may SPLINTS be the right solution?
Splints are devices used to immobilize and support bone fractures, helping to prevent further injury and promote healing. They are commonly used in first aid and medical settings to stabilize the affected area.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Immobilizers for bone fractures
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- callus
- fracture
- fractured
- fracturing
- arachnoid
- flint
- patch
- articular
- broken
- extension
- impacted
- joint
Crossword Answer definitions
SPLINTS noun- An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
- A device to immobilize a body part.
- A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
- A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
- A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
- To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
- To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
- To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
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