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diorthosis

diorthosis noun: the act of setting a fracture or dislocation.

Noun

diorthosis (plural diorthoses)

  1. (obsolete) The act of setting a fracture or dislocation.
  2. A critical revision of a text.

Forms of diorthosis

pluraldiorthoses

Origin of diorthosis

From Greek διορθώσις (rectification), from διορθόω (to set right) from ορθός (straight).

Words formed from diorthosis

Questions about diorthosis

What does diorthosis mean?
Diorthosis means the act of setting a fracture or dislocation.
What part of speech is diorthosis?
Diorthosis is a noun.
What is the plural of diorthosis?
The plural of diorthosis is diorthoses.

Words near diorthosis in the dictionary

  1. dioritized
  2. dioritoid
  3. diorthophosphate
  4. diorthophosphates
  5. diorthoses
  6. diorthosis
  7. diorthotic
  8. DIOS
  9. diosbulbin
  10. diosbulbin B
  11. dioscin

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