orthosis

IPA/ɔːˈθəʊ.sɪs/
IPA/ɔːrˈθoʊ.sɪs/

orthosis — 名詞

  • 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

矯形器

支撐或固定身體部位的外部輔具

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.

骨折後，Eli 在手腕上戴著硬式矯形器。

wear an orthosis on + body part

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

治療師在 Sana 走過房間前調整了她的踝部矯形器。

ankle orthosis for walking support

常見搭配
  • ankle orthosis
  • wrist orthosis
  • custom orthosis
  • wear an orthosis
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.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • ankle orthosis
  • wrist orthosis
  • custom orthosis
  • rigid orthosis

常用片語

  • wear an orthosis
  • fit an orthosis
  • need an orthosis after an injury

介系詞搭配

  • orthosis for the ankle
  • orthosis on the wrist