jacket
[jak´et] an encasement or covering for the trunk, especially the thorax.
plaster-of-Paris jacket a casing of
plaster of paris enveloping the body, for the purpose of giving support or correcting deformities; see also
cast.
Sayre's jacket a plaster of Paris jacket used as a support for the vertebral column.
strait jacket popular name for
camisole.
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