(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:18:54

Im*mob"i*lize (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + mobilize; cf. f. immobiliser.]

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

 

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