orthosis

/ɔːˈθəʊ.sɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɔːrˈθoʊ.sɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ȯr-ˈthō-səs/ (ame, mw)

orthosis — noun

  • orthosissingular
  • orthosesplural

1. a medical support worn on the outside of the body to hold a weak, injured, or un

1.名詞C2
釋義

a medical support worn on the outside of the body to hold a weak, injured, or unusually shaped arm, leg, foot, or joint in a better position

例句

After the fracture, Eli wore a rigid orthosis on his wrist.

wear an orthosis on + body part

The therapist adjusted Sana's ankle orthosis before she walked across the room.

ankle orthosis for walking support

同義詞
  • brace

    the everyday word for a support worn on a body part such as the knee, back, or teeth

  • splint

    usually stresses keeping an injured part still, often for shorter-term treatment

文法句型

wear an orthosis

need an orthosis after an injury

fit an orthosis for the ankle

用法筆記

Usually countable in medical writing and physical-therapy contexts. It often follows a body-part noun, as in ankle orthosis or wrist orthosis. Brace is the more everyday word, and the plural form is orthoses.

常見錯誤

❌After losing his lower leg, he was fitted with an orthosis.
✅After losing his lower leg, he was fitted with a prosthesis.
💡An orthosis supports a body part that is still there; a prosthesis replaces a missing one.