[awr-thuh-pee-diks] 
(used with a singular verb ) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, esp. the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments. |
| 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. |
The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the muscular and skeletal systems.
orthopedics or·tho·pe·dics or or·tho·pae·dics (ôr'thə-pē'dĭks)
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments.