orthosis

American  

[awr-thoh-sis] / ɔrˈθoʊ sɪs /

noun

plural

orthoses

1. Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments.

2. an orthotic.

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orthosis British  

/ ɔːˈθəʊsɪs /

noun

1. an artificial or mechanical aid, such as a brace, to support or assist movement of a weak or injured part of the body

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Etymology

Origin of orthosis

1955–60; < Greek órthōsis a making straight, guidance, equivalent to orthō- (variant stem of orthoûn to straighten, verbal derivative of orthós straight) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

Because of her MS, a condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, she uses an orthotic to walk and competes with an ankle foot orthosis in her boot.

From BBC

According to market research, the global $6 billion prosthesis and orthosis market is expected to grow by about 4% annually as populations age and cases of injuries as well as of diseases like bone cancer rise.

From Reuters

For more than a year, Smith and Muratore worked to find Smith an ankle foot orthosis, or AFO, to help him do what no one else is believed to have done before: play quarterback in the NFL after undergoing a limb salvage.

From Washington Post

In the bag was a change of clothes, a short ankle-foot orthosis and, most importantly, Kylar's “talker.”

From Fox News

Emmy's sister Rebekha has also started a crowdfunding campaign to raise enough money to pay for a lightweight orthosis, a type of leg brace, to help her walk.

From BBC