ORTHOTIST

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Provides care to patients with disabling conditions of limbs and spine by fitting and preparing orthopedic braces, under direction of and in consultation with physician: Assists in formulation of specifications for braces. Examines and evaluates patient's needs in relation to disease and functional loss. Formulates design of orthopedic brace. Selects materials, making cast measurements, model modifications, and layouts. Performs fitting, including static and dynamic alignments. Evaluates brace on patient and makes adjustments to assure fit, function, and quality of work. Instructs patient in use of orthopedic brace. Maintains patient records. May supervise ORTHOTICS ASSISTANTS (medical ser.) 078.361-022 and other support personnel. May supervise laboratory activities relating to development of orthopedic braces. May lecture and demonstrate to colleagues and other professionals concerned with orthotics. May participate in research. May perform functions of PROSTHETIST (medical ser.) 078.261-022 and be designated Orthotist-Prosthetist (medical ser.). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: ORTHOTIST

Derivations: ORTHOTIST

Anagrams: ORTHOTIST

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "h-i-o-o-r-s-t-t-t"
	-2 letters: risotto.
	-3 letters: thirst, tooths, toroth, troths.
	-4 letters: hoist, hoots, horst, ortho, ottos, riots, roost, roots, rotis, rotos, shirt, shoot, short, shott, sooth, thoro, tiros, toits, tooth, toots, toros, torot, torsi, torso, torts, trios, trois, troth, trots.
	-5 letters: hist, hits, hoot, host, hots, oohs, oots, orts, otto, rhos, riot, root, roti, roto, rots, shoo, shot.
	Words containing the letters "h-i-o-o-r-s-t-t-t"
	+1 letter: orthotists.
	+2 letters: orthostatic.
	+3 letters: orthodontist, orthopterist.
	+4 letters: lithotriptors, orthodontists, orthopterists.
	+5 letters: osteoarthritic, osteoarthritis, prosthodontist.
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Alternative Orthography: ORTHOTIST

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

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Specialty Definition: ORTHOTIST

Expression	Frequency per Day
orthotist	18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "ORTHOTIST": orthotists. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).