orthotic

[ awr-thot-ik ]

noun
  1. Also orthosis . a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.

adjective
  1. of or relating to orthotics.

Origin of orthotic

1
1960–65; adjective derivative of orthosis (on the model of psychosis: psychotic, etc.); see -tic

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