A supporting bandage or suspensory device; especially a loop suspended from the neck and supporting the flexed forearm.
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sling 'sliŋ n
1) a hanging bandage suspended from the neck to support an arm or hand
2) a harness esp. constructed for supporting a sick animal in a standing position
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n.
a bandage arranged to support and rest an injured limb so that healing is not hindered by activity. The most common sling is a triangular bandage tied behind the neck to support the weight of a broken arm. The arm is bent at the elbow and held across the body.
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(sling) 1. a bandage or other support for the body or a part. 2. an anatomical configuration in which a long narrow structure passes underneath another structure and holds it up; it may be normal, anomalous, or surgically induced.Medical dictionary. 2011.