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The Collaborative International Dictionary
orthopedics

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
orthopedics

1853, from orthopedic. Also see -ics.

Wiktionary
orthopedics

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

WordNet
orthopedics

n. the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints [syn: orthopaedics]

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