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the process of stopping something or someone from moving: Braces can help in immobilization of the joints for treating fractures. A steering-wheel immobilization device helps to prevent car theft. See. immobilize. Fewer examples. It required six weeks ' immobilization in a cast for her broken leg to heal.
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IMMOBILIZATION meaning: 1. the process of stopping something...
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Immobilization refers to the process of immobilizing or fixating the position of a joint, bone, extremity, or torso with a splint, cast, or brace. Immobilization can help reduce pain, swelling, and muscle spasms. The illustrations above feature several types of immobilization techniques.
im·mo·bi·lize. (ĭ-mō′bə-līz′) tr.v. im·mo·bi·lized, im·mo·bi·liz·ing, im·mo·bi·liz·es. 1. To render immobile. 2. To fix the position of (a joint or fractured limb), as with a splint or cast. 3. To impede movement or use of: Severe weather immobilized the rescue team.
/ɪˌməʊbələˈzeɪʃn/ (British English also immobilisation) [uncountable] the act of preventing somebody/something from moving or from working in the normal way. Treating a tendon rupture requires immobilization of the ankle. Definitions on the go.
verb [ T ] ( UK also immobilise) uk / ɪˈməʊb ə laɪz / us. Add to word list. FINANCE, ECONOMICS. to prevent a company, country, or economy from using money or other assets: Underdeveloped financial markets limit the availability of credit, immobilizing large amounts of cash that could be used more productively.
Definitions of immobilization. noun. the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement. “the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team”. synonyms: immobilisation, immobilizing. see more see less. type of: restraint. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something.
im-ˌō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən. : the act of immobilizing or state of being immobilized: as. a. : quiet rest in bed for a prolonged period used in the treatment of disease (as tuberculosis) b. : fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part usually to promote healing in normal structural relation.
