Spleno-colic

(splen-o-kol' -ik). Pertaining conjointly to the spleen and the colon. S.-c. Ligaments, a peritoneal fold between the spleen and the me so colon. Splenypertrophia (spleni- per - tro' -feah), nourishment. Hypertrophy of the spleen. Splint. I. A piece of wood, metal, or other material for keeping the ends of a fractured bone in permanent apposition during the proce of contact while healing. 2. See Splent . S., Splenodynia (splen-o-din' ' -e-ah). Pain in the spleen. Agnew's (for hip-joint disease), a long splint with a perineal band (fitted closely against the tuber ischii) and a foot-piece; used after the disappearance of acute symptoms, and designed to support the weight of the trunk. S., Anchor, a splint used for fracture of the jaw. Metal loops fit over the teeth, and are held in contact by a rod and nut. S. -bandage, an immovable bandage. S., Bavarian, coarse flannel is cut to fit the part, and stitched over the limb. A thick paste of plaster-of- Paris is rubbed upon the cloth to secure immobility. S., Bond's, a thin, wooden splint, with sole-leather edges an inch high, and a curved block to rest in the palm of the hand. A pasteboard splint is used on the back of the forearm, both reaching from below the elbow to almost the distal ends of the metacarpal bones. S. -bone, the fibula. S., Bracketed, a splint consisting of two pieces of wood or metal joined Splenographic (spleno-graf '-ik). Pertaining to splenography.