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🩹 To remove cast 🎭 To remove from role 🗿 Not formed 💪 No medical cast
to uncast

to uncast

7.7
To take off a hard bandage that kept a broken bone still
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈkæst/
translation icon : quitar el yeso
  • The nurse will uncast your leg once the X-ray confirms the bone has healed.

Examples

  • After six weeks, the doctor decided to uncast his arm and start physical therapy.

  • The doctor will uncast your arm next week.

  • It is important not to uncast the limb too early to avoid further injury.

  • She is excited to finally uncast her leg.

  • The doctor will uncast your arm next week after confirming the bone has healed.

  • After the injury healed, the nurse was able to uncast his leg safely.

  • She felt relief when the physician told her he could finally uncast her ankle.

Synonyms

to cast
vsto uncast
38 4.0

To take off or throw away something

is specific to taking off a healed limb covering after recovery
to cast off
vsto uncast
3 4.8

To get rid of something you do not want or need

is about removing a healed limb covering rather than general disposal

Surface Forms

uncast infinitive
uncast past
uncast past participle
uncasting present participle
uncasts third person singular

Morphology

uncast = cast (transparent) = un + cast

The verb is a productive reversal formed with un- plus the noun 'cast' (remove the cast), which is semantically clear.

Etymology

Uncast combines un- meaning 'to remove' (as in unlock or untie) with cast 'the hard shell around a bone'. To uncast a limb is to take that shell off when the bone has healed.