orthotic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr thotik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
or•thot•ic  (ôr thotik),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. MedicineAlso, orthosis. a device or support, esp. for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.

adj. 
  1. Medicineof or pertaining to orthotics.
  • 1960–65; adjective, adjectival derivative of orthosis (on the model of psychosis: plychotic, etc.); see -tic

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