ギプス

noun

plaster cast; cast

Abbreviation of ギプス包帯. Refers to the hard medical cast used to immobilize broken bones.

from German Gips

See also: ギプス包帯

• 骨こっ折せつして、腕うでにギプスをはめられた。

  I broke my arm and had a cast put on it.

• ギプスが取とれるまであと一いっ週しゅう間かんです。

  It's one more week until the cast comes off.

noun

gypsum; plaster of Paris

Refers to the raw material, gypsum or plaster of Paris, used in construction, art, and medical casts. Less common than the medical sense in everyday conversation.

• ギプスは石せっ膏こうの一いっ種しゅで、建けん築ちくや美び術じゅつにも使つかわれる。

  Gypsum is a type of plaster and is also used in construction and art.