PLASTER CAST
\plˈastə kˈast], \plˈastə kˈast], \p_l_ˈa_s_t_ə k_ˈa_s_t]\
Definitions of PLASTER CAST
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bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
By Princeton University
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bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Dressings made of fiberglass, plastic, or bandage impregnated with plaster of paris used for immobilization of various parts of the body in cases of fractures, dislocations, and infected wounds. In comparison with plaster casts, casts made of fiberglass or plastic are lightweight, radiolucent, able to withstand moisture, and less rigid.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).