Dī'or-thō'sis, n.

Dī'or-thō'sis, n. [Gr. διόρθωσις, from διορθοῦν, to make straight, from δι, for διά, through, and ὀρθοῦν, to set straight, from ὀρθός, straight; Fr. diorthose.] (Surg.) The operation of restoring crooked or distorted limbs to their proper shape.