Stader splint

[stey-der]

Stader splint

[stey-der]
noun Medicine/Medical.
a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.

Origin:
named after Otto Stader, (1894–1962), American veterinary surgeon
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Stader splint is always a great word to know.
So is hallux. Does it mean:
a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
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