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orthosis

orthosis noun: a type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.

Noun

orthosis (plural orthoses)

  1. A type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.

orthosis meaning in Tamil

orthosis in Tamil

ஆர்தொசிஸ், ஆர்தொசிசு

Forms of orthosis

pluralorthoses

Origin of orthosis

From Ancient Greek ὄρθωσις (órthōsis, “making straight”). By surface analysis, ortho- + -osis.

Questions about orthosis

What does orthosis mean?
Orthosis means a type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.
What is orthosis in Tamil?
Orthosis in Tamil is ஆர்தொசிஸ், ஆர்தொசிசு. See Orthosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orthosis?
Orthosis is a noun.
What is the plural of orthosis?
The plural of orthosis is orthoses.

Words near orthosis in the dictionary

  1. orthosilicates
  2. orthosilicic
  3. orthosilicic acid
  4. orthosiphon
  5. orthosiphons
  6. orthosis
  7. orthoslice
  8. orthoslices
  9. orthosocial
  10. orthosomatic
  11. orthosomnia

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: orthosis (page history and authors); orthosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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