| AFO | ankle/foot orthotic [brace or cast]; ankle-foot orthosis |
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| FAB | fast atom bombardment; formalin ammonium bromide; fragment, antigen-binding [of immunoglobulins]; Fr... |
| FEPB | functional electronic peroneal brace |
| KB | human oral epidermoid carcinoma cells; Kashin-Bek [disease]; ketone body; kilobyte; Kleihauer-Betke ... |
| LDUB | long double upright brace |
| brace | 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves. "And welcome war to brace her drums." (Campbell) 3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. "The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet." (Locke) "Some who spurs had first braced on." (Sir W. Scott) 4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd. "A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced." (Fairfax) 5. To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards. To brace about, to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace. To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. "He braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make." - To brace to, to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit. Origin: Braced; Bracing. 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. 2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum. "The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in that." (Derham) 3. The state of being braced or tight; tension. "The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its brace or tension." (Holder) 4. A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell. 5. A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves. 6. A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon. 7. <mechanics> A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock. 8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. "A brace of greyhounds." "He is said to have shot . . . Fifty brace of pheasants." (Addison) "A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for learning and religion, now appeared in the church." (Fuller) "But you, my brace of lords." (Shak) 9. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders. "I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces." (Thackeray) 10. Harness; warlike preparation. "For that it stands not in such warlike brace." (Shak) 11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace. 12. <chemical> The mouth of a shaft. Angle brace. See Angle. Origin: OF. Brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. Brasse fathom, fr. L. Bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. Of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bracelet | An appliance for the wrist. Nussbaum's bracelet, an appliance designed for use with writer's cramp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bracer | 1. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage. 2. A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart. 3. A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| braces | Orthopedic appliances used to support, align, or hold parts of the body in correct position. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cast brace | A specially designed plaster or plastic cast incorporating hinges and other brace components; used in the treatment of fractures to promote early activity and early joint motion. (05 Mar 2000) |
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Synonyms : Brace
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brace: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
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a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee" couple: two items of the same kind pair: a set of two similar things considered as a unit either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult an appliance that corrects dental irregularities support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring support by bracing a structural member used to stiffen a framework stimulate: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
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watchband: a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
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The diagonal beams used to stiffen the structure of a wooden coaster.
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A device that is used to support or hold a particular part of the body in a specific position. It can be used to keep bones rigid during a time of healing, help with movement, correct a deformity or relieve pain.
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| brace | a structural member used to stiffen a framework |
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| brace | the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit |
| brace | an appliance that corrects dental irregularities |
| brace | a support that steadies or strengthens something else |
| brace | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) |
| brace | a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it |
| brace | either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material |
| brace | a set of two similar things considered as a unit |
| brace | two items of the same kind |
| brace | cause to be alert and energetic |
| brace | support by bracing |
| brace | support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace |
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