present participle of splint

(transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints. / To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.

A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece. / (dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia. / (medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.

an equine ailment / plural of splint

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of splint

simple past tense and past participle of splint

plural of shin splint / (with singular verb) Inflammation of muscles around the shins.

(medicine) A short splint, used with a longer one that covers the entire limb, that prevents the ends of a fractured bone from overriding

(medicine) A painful inflammation of the muscles in the shins, especially frequent in runners; (more loosely) a painful condition in the shins.

Alternative form of splent coal