"orthesis" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Blend of orthopedic + prothesis.",
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          "ref": "2013, Dominique Chauvel-Lebret, Pascal Auroy, Martine Bonnaure-Mallet, “Biocompatibility of Elastomers”, in Severian Dumitriu, Valentin Popa, editors, Polymeric Biomaterials: Structure and Function, volume 1, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 446:",
          "text": "While the phthalate concentrations are low and the amounts ingested probably even lower than acceptable limits, (Corea-Tellez et al. 2008), biomedical devices made of PVC elastomers such as mouth protectors, oral ortheses worn by patients with algo dysfunction of the manducator apparatus, oral respiratory devices worn by patients with sleep apnea syndrome, etc. are placed in the mouth much more frequently by adults than PVC toys by children.",
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "An orthopedic prothesis"
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  "etymology_text": "Blend of orthopedic + prothesis.",
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