IMMOBILIZATION Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word immobilization. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for IMMOBILIZATION
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confinement | nounn | |||||||
noun • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child • the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them • the state of being confined • the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | ||||||||
disablement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | ||||||||
fixity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment • the quality of being incapable of mutation | ||||||||
incapacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of intellectual power • lack of physical or natural qualifications | ||||||||
paralysis | nounn | |||||||
noun • loss of the ability to move a body part | ||||||||
restriction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a principle that limits the extent of something • an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) • the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | ||||||||
immobilisation | nounn | |||||||
noun • fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing • the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement | ||||||||
immobilizing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement |