Definition of splinting:
(n) :
(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.
(n) :
(dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
(n) :
A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
(n) :
(Cheshire, West Midlands) A splinter caught in the skin.
(n) :
(mining) Synonym of splent coal.
(n) :
(zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.