GANTELET
\ɡˈantɛlət], \ɡˈantɛlət], \ɡ_ˈa_n_t_ɛ_l_ə_t]\
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A sort of bandage which envelops the hand and fingers like a glove. It is made with a long roller, about an inch broad; and is applied so that the fingers are covered to their tips, when it is called Gantelet entier ou complet. The Demigantelet includes only the hand and base of the fingers. Both bandages are used in fractures and luxations of the fingers, burns of the hand, &c. See Chirotheca.
By Robley Dunglison
