Usually means: Device supporting or correcting musculoskeletal.
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  3. orthosis: Collins English Dictionary
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  1. orthosis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Orthosis: MedFriendly Glossary
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  6. orthosis: Medical dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (orthosis)

▸ noun:  (medicine) A type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.

Similar:
orthesis, orthosurgery, orthoprosthesis, osteoclasis, orthodonture, arthroereisis, orthobiologic, osteoclasy, lordoscoliosis, osteoclast, more...

Opposite:
prosthesis, brace, orthotic device

Phrases:
cervical orthosis, halo orthosis, ankle-foot orthosis, ankle foot orthosis, dynamic orthosis, more...

Adjectives:
foot, cervical, rigid, spinal, functional, external, plastic, hand, appropriate, dynamic, ankle

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Similar:
orthesis, orthosurgery, orthoprosthesis, osteoclasis, orthodonture, arthroereisis, orthobiologic, osteoclasy, lordoscoliosis, osteoclast, more...

Opposite:
prosthesis, brace, orthotic device

Phrases:
cervical orthosis, halo orthosis, ankle-foot orthosis, ankle foot orthosis, dynamic orthosis, thoracolumbosacral orthosis, more...

Adjectives:
foot, cervical, rigid, spinal, functional, external, plastic, hand, appropriate, dynamic, ankle



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