Lexic.us

Definition of Immobilize

1. Verb. Hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital.

2. Verb. To hold fast or prevent from moving. "The fighter managed to immobilize his opponent"; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"

3. Verb. Make defenseless. "The fighter managed to immobilize his opponent"

4. Verb. Convert (assets) into fixed capital.

5. Verb. Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). "They immobilize the money "; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

6. Verb. Cause to be unable to move. "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"

Definition of Immobilize

1. v. t. To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.

Definition of Immobilize

1. Verb. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Immobilize

1. [v -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES]

Medical Definition of Immobilize

1. To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages. Origin: Pref. Im- in + mobilize; cf. F. Immobiliser. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Immobilize

immobilise immobilised immobilised cell bioreactors immobilised cell biosensor immobilised enzyme immobiliser immobilisers immobilises immobilising immobilism

immobilisms immobilities immobility immobilization immobilizations immobilize (current term) immobilized immobilizer immobilizers immobilizes

immobilizing immobilizing antibody immobilon immoble immoderacies immoderacy immoderancy immoderate immoderately immoderateness

Literary usage of Immobilize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"... TO immobilize BOTH KIDNEY AND BOWEL. By HW LONGYEAR, MD, Professor of Gynecology and Abdominal Surgery in the Detroit Post-graduate Medical School. ..."

2. Transactions of the Colorado State Medical Society by Colorado State Medical Society (1895)
"bilize the hip joint, one must immobilize the area covered by the muscles which give motion to the hip-joint. In other words, some of the muscles ..."

3. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1888)
"To immobilize the ankle, and the muscles that give motion at that articulation, it is necessary to immobilize the knee ; and to immobilize the knee, ..."

4. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnolo (1992)
"The anesthetic is usually dispensed from a squeeze bottle in sufficient quantity to immobilize or partially immobilize specimens on the first application. ..."

5. Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety: A Comprehensive (1994)
"immobilize dislocated joints, but do not attempt to reduce or straighten any ... Any material or appliance that can be used to immobilize a fracture or ..."

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