backslab

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

back +‎ slab

Noun[edit]

backslab (plural backslabs)

  1. (medicine) A type of cast that is non-circumferential, only covering the posterior aspect of a limb, in order to permit swelling.

Alternative forms[edit]

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