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diorthosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
diortho-sis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of setting a fracture or dislocation.

Obsolete

noun

A critical revision of a text.

Etymology

From Greek διορθώσις (rectification), from διορθόω (to set right) from ορθός (straight).

Usage

Inflected Forms

diorthoses (plural)

Derived Forms

paradiorthosis

Questions

What does diorthosis mean?
The act of setting a fracture or dislocation.
Where does diorthosis come from?
From Greek διορθώσις (rectification), from διορθόω (to set right) from ορθός (straight).

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