orthesis

English

Noun

orthesis (plural ortheses)

An orthopedic prothesis
- 2015 July 11, Alessandra Negrini et al., “Scoliosis-Specific exercises can reduce the progression of severe curves in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a long-term cohort study”, in Scoliosis‎, volume 10, DOI:10.1186/s13013-015-0044-9:
  Surgery is generally considered to be the only intervention that can stop curve progression, while scoliosis specific exercises and orthesis are mainly considered for pain control.

Anagrams

hoisters, horsesit, horsiest, hostries, shorties

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