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immobilization
 
Noun immobilization has 2 senses
  1. immobilization, immobilisation - fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary"
    --1 is a kind of preservation, saving
    Derived form: verb immobilize2
  2. immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing - the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team"
    --2 is a kind of restraint
    Derived form: verb immobilize6
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