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The branch of surgery concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
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orthopedics
Word definitions for orthopedics in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1853, from orthopedic . Also see -ics .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints [syn: orthopaedics ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
orthopedics \orthopedics\ n. [Ortho- + Gr. ?, ?, a child.] (Med.) The art or practice of correcting disorders or deformities of the spine and joints, or, by extension, any deformities of the human body. Syn: orthopaedics, orthopedy.
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