![](http://www.smmctxfasthealth.com/images1/shim.gif)
jury mast
n : a device for supporting the head in cases of deterioration of the cervical spine (as in Pott's disease) that consists of a rod one end of which is secured to the back of the body and the other extended above the head to form a hook from which a sling is suspended .
![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/hstres.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/j.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/udot.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/leftpar.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/schwa.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/rightpar.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/r.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/dash.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/emacr.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/dash.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/lstres.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/m.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/a.gif) ![](http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/glyph/s.gif)
Similar sounding terms: ger·mi·cide
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. © 1997-2024.
|
![](http://www.smmctxfasthealth.com/images1/shim.gif) |
![](http://www.smmctxfasthealth.com/images1/shim.gif)
![](http://www.smmctxfasthealth.com/pimages/h_smmc_tx120x90.gif)
![](http://www.fasthealth.com/pimages/fhai120x90.gif) |