immobilization
- n fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
immobilization of the injured knee was necessary - n the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team
immobilizing
- n the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
- v hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
- v to hold fast or prevent from moving
- v make defenseless
- v convert (assets) into fixed capital
- v prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- v cause to be unable to move
immoderateness
- n the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
immoderation
- n the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
immodesty
- n the trait of being vain and conceited
- n the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
immorality
- n the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct
the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction - n morally objectionable behavior
immortality
- n the quality or state of being immortal
- n perpetual life after death
immortelle
- n mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere
immovable bandage
- n a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied
immune carrier
- n (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
immune gamma globulin
- n a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response