Term: immobilization: fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
Candidate hypernym: preservation: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger → 1
Candidate hypernym: patching: the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it → 0
Candidate hypernym: dry-gulching: the act of killing from ambush → 0
Candidate hypernym: ringneck snake: any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck → 0
Candidate hypernym: operator gene: a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes → 0
Candidate hypernym: sound bow: contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes → 0
Candidate hypernym: company: a social gathering of guests or companions → 0
Candidate hypernym: tyrannicide: killing a tyrant → 0
Candidate hypernym: british capacity unit: a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet → 0
Candidate hypernym: rack of lamb: a roast of the rib section of lamb → 0
Candidate hypernym: proctoscopy: visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope → 0