plaster cast
A cast made of a stiff material in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of…A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.
Meaning
2 sensesA cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.
Gips, Gipsverband
гипсовая повя́зкаgipsovaja povjázka
bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
A copy of a piece of art or other object cast in plaster.
The police got a plaster cast of the suspect's footprint.
Abguß, Gipsabguß, Gipsabdruck
Examples
4 sentencesHow should I care for my plaster cast?
I can't use my left hand because of the plaster cast.
Can I travel on a plane if I have a plaster cast?
Being alone is above all just a kind of mental plaster cast, in which something heals.
deDas Alleinsein stellt zunächst nur eine Art seelischen Gipsverband dar, in dem etwas heilt. — carlosalberto
Translations
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Forms
plural: plaster casts| Singular | plaster cast |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsSee also
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