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spica

 
Dictionary: spi·ca   (spī') pronunciation
 
n., pl. -cae (-kē, -sē) or -cas.

A bandage applied in overlapping opposite spirals to immobilize a digit or limb.

[Latin spīca, ear of grain (from its shape).]


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