férula — meaning in English
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English meaning
- splint noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
Senses
férula is used for these senses in English:
- ferule (historical) A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand.
- giant fennel Ferula communis, a tall herbaceous perennial (not a true fennel), of the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean and eastern Africa.
- splint (medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.
splint — full definition
- noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
- verb To immobilize an injured limb with a rigid support.