Splint
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Splint may refer to:
- Splint (medicine)Splint (medicine)A splint is a device used for support or immobilization of limbs or of the spine.It can be used:* By the emergency medical services or by volunteer first responders, to immobilize a fractured limb before the transportation; it is then a temporary immobilization;* By allied health professionals such...
, a medical device for the immobilization of limbs or spine - Splint (programming tool)Splint (programming tool)Splint, short for Secure Programming Lint, is a programming tool for statically checking C programs for security vulnerabilities and coding mistakes...
, a device for checking computer programs - Splint (orthodontic), a retainer built into teeth to keep them from changing positions, often after having dental braces
- Occlusal splintOcclusal splintOcclusal splints are removable dental appliances carefully molded to fit the upper or lower arches of teeth....
, removable dental appliances - Splint bone, the vestigial 2nd and 4th metacarpals in a horse's foot: see Cannon bone#Metacarpal bones
- SplintsSplintsSplints is an ailment of the horse or pony, characterized by a hard, bony swelling, usually on the inside of a front leg, lying between the splint and cannon bone or on the splint bone itself. It may be "hot," meaning that it occurred recently and is still painful; or "cold," meaning that the...
, an ailment of horses - Shin splintsShin splintsShin splints or medial tibial stress syndrome refers to pain along or just behind the shins with sports that apply extreme pressure to the legs, such as gymnastics...
, a general term used to refer to a painful condition in the shin - Splint armourSplint armourSplint armour, also referred to as splinted armour. Splint armour first appears in a Scythian grave from the 4th century BCE..-Splint Armor:...
, a type of medieval armour