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orthesis

orthesis noun: an orthopedic prosthesis.

Noun

orthesis (plural ortheses)

  1. An orthopedic prosthesis
    • While the phthalate concentrations are low and the amounts ingested probably even lower than acceptable limits, (Corea-Tellez et al. 2008), biomedical devices made of PVC elastomers such as mouth protectors, oral ortheses worn by patients with algo dysfunction of the manducator apparatus, oral...2013, Dominique Chauvel-Lebret, Pascal Auroy, Martine Bonnaure-Mallet, “Biocompatibility of Elastomers”, in Severian Dumitriu, Valentin Popa, editors, Polymeric Biomaterials: Structure and Function...
    • Surgery is generally considered to be the only intervention that can stop curve progression, while scoliosis specific exercises and orthesis are mainly considered for pain control.2015 July 11, Alessandra Negrini et al., “Scoliosis-Specific exercises can reduce the progression of severe curves in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a long-term cohort study”, in Scoliosis, volume 10...

Forms of orthesis

pluralortheses

Origin of orthesis

Blend of orthopedic + prothesis.

Words formed from orthesis

Questions about orthesis

What does orthesis mean?
Orthesis means an orthopedic prosthesis.
What part of speech is orthesis?
Orthesis is a noun.
What is the plural of orthesis?
The plural of orthesis is ortheses.

Words near orthesis in the dictionary

  1. orthels
  2. orthenine
  3. orthent
  4. orthents
  5. ortheses
  6. orthesis
  7. Orthez
  8. ortheziid
  9. ortheziids
  10. orthian
  11. orthic

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