SLING

n. Sli2na. Lat., mi'ell a, mitrium. Fr., echarpe. Ger., Schlinge. 1. A bandage suspended in a loop from the neck or shoulder to support the hand and forearm. [E.] 2. See ANSA. Crural s. Ger., Hirnschenkelschlinge. See ANSA of Reil. Sheet-s. A rolled sheet pa ed behind the neck and under the bent knees and flexed thighs, and tied so as to facilitate forceps delivery. [" N. Y. Med. Jour.,11 Apr. 5, 1890, p. 380 (a, 34).] S. carrier. See PORTELACS. S. of the lenticular nucleus. A tract of nerve-fibres which pa beneath the optic thadamus to enter the lenticular nucleus. [I, 15 (K).] [s. 491]