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or⋅tho⋅pe⋅dic
[awr-thuh-pee-dik] 
θəˈpi
–adjective
| of or pertaining to orthopedics. |
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| or·tho·pe·dics also or·tho·pae·dics (ôr'thə-pē'dĭks) n. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments. [From orthopedic, from French orthopédique, from orthopédie, orthopedic surgery : Greek ortho-, ortho- + Greek paideia, child-rearing (from pais, paid-, child; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots).] or'tho·pe'dic adj., or'tho·pe'di·cal·ly adv., or'tho·pe'dist n. |
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Orthopedic
Or`tho*ped"ic\, Orthopedical \Or`tho*ped"ic*al\, a. (Med.) Pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedy; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in general, of the human body at any age; as, orthopedic surgery; an orthopedic hospital.
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orthopedic
1840, from Fr. orthopédique, coined by Fr. physician Nicholas Andry (1658-1742), from Gk. orthos "straight, correct" + paideia "rearing of children," from pais (gen. paidos) "child."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: or·tho·pe·dic
Variant: or chiefly British or·tho·pae·dic /"or-th&-'pEd-ik/
Function:adjective
1 : of, relating to, or employed in orthopedics
2 : marked by deformities or crippling —or·tho·pe·di·cal·ly or chiefly British or·tho·pae·di·cal·ly /-'pEd-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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