immobilization
Collocations
4VERB + IMMOBILIZATION
consists, thanks
IMMOBILIZATION + NOUN
leg
PREP.
in
ADV.
snugly
Definitions
noun
The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast.
Treatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding.
The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.
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Synonyms
noun — the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
- immobilisation
- immobilizing
noun — fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to p
- immobilisation
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast.
WiktionaryTreatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding.
WiktionaryWe are also extracting DNA, both from blood collected during immobilizations and from hyena feces.
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