afo
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- noun
- /ˈeɪfoʊ/
- Specialized
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ortesis
- The doctor recommended that she wear an AFO to support her ankle while recovering from surgery.
- ankle-foot orthosis
- ankle-foot orthosis
- foot orthosis
And, and you know, I had this AFO, which is a big plastic thing that goes at the back of your calf and slips into your shoe and it has a little hinge so you can pick up your foot.
- And, and you know, I had this AFO, which is a big plastic thing that goes at the back of your calf and slips into your shoe and it has a little hinge so you can pick up your foot.
Examples
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An ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is prescribed to constrain and inhibit this abnormal motion.
Academic text (1995) -
And, and you know, I had this AFO, which is a big plastic thing that goes at the back of your calf and slips into your shoe and it has a little hinge so you can pick up your foot.
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After the injury, he found that using an AFO made it much easier to walk without pain.
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Wearing an AFO helped improve her stability and confidence when moving around.
Synonyms
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A device you wear to support and align a foot or leg
A band worn around the ankle to support and protect it after injury
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
afo = A + F + O
This is an acronym for 'ankle-foot orthosis', so the meaning is not inferable from the letter sequence alone for most learners.
Etymology
The noun afo comes from the first letters of ankle, foot and orthosis, naming an 'ankle–foot orthosis', so an afo is a brace that supports the ankle and foot and helps you walk.