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Definition of: ortho
1. Straight; upright; in line: orthotropic.
2. At right angles; perpendicular: orthorhombic.
3. Correct; proper; right: orthography.
4. Med. The correction of irregularities or deformities of: orthodontia.
5. Chem. a A compound, usually an acid, containing the greatest possible number of hydroxyl groups: distinguished from meta-. b A benzene derivative in which the substituted atoms or radicals occupy the positions 1, 2: abbr. o-. Compare META-, PARA-. See BENZENE RING. Also, before vowels, orth-. [<Gk. <orthos straight]
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