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jacket
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jacket /jack·et/ (jak´it) an enveloping structure or garment for the trunk or upper part of the body.
plaster-of-Paris jacket  a casing of plaster of Paris enveloping the body, to support or correct deformities.
strait jacket  informal name for camisole.
jack·et (jkt)
n.
1. A fixed bandage applied around the body to immobilize the spine.
2. An artificial crown of a tooth composed of fired porcelain or acrylic resin.
jacket
Etymology: Fr, jaquette
a supportive or confining therapeutic casing or garment for the torso. It is also used to prevent edema in the extremities. See also Minerva cast, Sayre's jacket.
jacket,
n See crown, complete, veneer, acrylic resin and crown, complete, veneer, porcelain.


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