Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
immobilization
im·mo·bi·li·za·tion [ ih-moh-buh-lahyz-ay-shun ]
Subclass of:
Investigative Techniques
Definitions related to immobilization:
  • The application of a restraint to restrict normal movement of an individual's body, limb, or joint.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The restriction of the MOVEMENT of whole or part of the body by physical means (RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL) or chemically by ANALGESIA, or the use of TRANQUILIZING AGENTS or NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS. It includes experimental protocols used to evaluate the physiologic effects of immobility.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (immobilization of body part) Render a part of the body incapable of being moved, as by a cast or splint.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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