- Gunning splint
- Gun·ning splint (gunґing) [Thomas Brian Gunning, American dentist, 1813–1889] see under splint.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Gunning splint
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Gunning — Thomas B., U.S. dentist, 1813–1889. See G. splint … Medical dictionary
