n, pl  spi*cae  or  spicas  :  a bandage that is applied in successive V-shaped crossings and is used to immobilize a limb esp. at a joint : also  :  such a bandage impregnated with plaster of paris <a cast applied at the hip>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sap·phic  SPCA   spike  ZPG 
 
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