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 Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. © 1997-2024.
cast applied at the hip> .
