| fixed pupil | A stationary pupil unresponsive to all stimuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fixed-rate pacemaker | An artificial pacemaker that emits electrical stimuli at a constant frequency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fixed rate pulse generator | A generator in which the rate of discharge is independent of the natural activity of the heart. Synonym: fixed rate pulse generator. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fixed torticollis | Persistent contracture of cervical muscles on one side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fixed virus | Rabies virus whose virulence for rabbits has been stabilised by numerous passages through this experimental host. See: street virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid etch cemented splint | A splint of heavy wire which is cemented to the labial surfaces of teeth with any of the acid etch cement techniques; used to stabilise traumatically displaced or periodontally diseased teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active splint | A splint utilizing springs or elastic bands that aids in movements initiated by the patient by controlling the plane and range of motion. Synonym: active splint, functional splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| airplane splint | A complicated splint that holds the arm in abduction at about shoulder level with the forearm midway in flexion, generally with an axillary strut for support. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air splint | A plastic splint inflated by air used to immobilise part or all of an extremity. Synonym: inflatable splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anchor splint | A splint used for fracture of the jaw, with wires around teeth and a rod to hold it in place. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anderson splint | A skeletal traction splint with pins inserted into proximal and distal ends of a fracture; reduction is obtained by an external plate attached to the pins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| backboard splint | A board splint with slots for fixation by straps; shorter ones are used for neck injuries, longer ones for back injuries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Balkan splint | An overhead frame, supported on uprights attached to the bedposts or to a separate stand, from which a splinted limb is slung in the treatment of fracture or joint disease. Synonym: Balkan beam, Balkan splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cap splint | A plastic or metallic fracture appliance designed to cover the crowns of the teeth and usually cemented to them. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reverse Kingsley splint | A winged maxillary splint used to apply traction to reduce maxillary fractures as well as immobilise them by having the wings attached to a head appliance by elastics. Synonym: reverse Kingsley splint. (05 Mar 2000) |