Akademik
orthesis
Rarely used
term
for an orthopedic
brace
,
splint
, or
appliance
. [
ortho-
+ -esis,
process
]
* * *
or·the·sis
ȯr-'thē-səs
n
,
pl
or·the·ses
-.sēz
a device (as a brace) used in orthopedics
* * *
or·the·sis
(or-theґsis) pl.
ortheґses
.
Orthosis
.
orthetic
adj
Medical dictionary
.
2011
.